Debian Publicity Team
Task description
- The publicity team moderate news and announcements in all the Debian official resources:
- The team is also responsible for the maintenance of the News part of the English version of the Debian website (i.e. the content currently located under webwml/english/News/).
- The team is in charge of deciding the most suitable publication venue or venues for announcements and when they are published.
- Team members must word articles in a way that reflects the Debian project's stance on issues rather than their own personal opinion.
- Finally, the Publicity Team is the official Debian contact point for press inquiries and media people outside Debian. When acting in such capacity, members of the team act as a spokesperson of the Debian Project.
- Reference: Delegation by the DPL, see below.
Services handled by the team
Infrastructure
Unix group: publicity (needed to trigger a partial rebuild on www-master.debian.org, after having committed new announcements)
Files: master.debian.org:/home/publicity/private/ (passwords for external services)
Servers
pad.debian.net
dillon.debian.org
Need more info about access to run the services.
Interacting with the team
How to use publicity "services"
Developer information explains how to use press/publicity facilities.
Get involved
Contribute to Debian Project News
Translate announcements and press releases
Tracking press coverage
Other tasks
Review draft communications. Verify exactitude, relevance and proper form (language, etc). - Submit events to the Debian timeline.
Other projects (may require more involvement)
TODO
Meetings
Historical communications about publicity
Usual roles
The listing below includes regular contributors also.
DPL-delegated members
- Anupa Ann Joseph (anupa)
- Jean-Pierre (jipege)
- Joost van Baal-Ilić (joostvb)
- Carlos Henrique Lima Melara (charles)
Reference: Updating the Debian Publicity Team delegation() (by DPL Andreas Tille, July 2025)
Persons with access to Debian's identi.ca account
Former Publicity & Press Team delegates
- Martin Schulze (IRC nick joey)
Neil McGovern (IRC nick Maulkin)
Alexander Reichle-Schmehl (IRC nick Tolimar)
- Meike Reichle (IRC nick alphascorpii)
Francesca Ciceri (IRC nick ?MadameZou)
- Moray Allan
- Kai Wasserbäch
- Paul Wise
Ana Guerrero Lopez <ana>
Cédric Boutillier <boutil>
- Laura Arjona Reina (larjona)
Donald Norwood (donald, but <cnote> in IRC))
Other