{"id":61585,"date":"2023-04-25T15:49:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/?p=61585"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:54:25","slug":"debian-reelects-jonathan-carter-as-dpl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/debian-reelects-jonathan-carter-as-dpl\/","title":{"rendered":"Debian Re-Elects Jonathan Carter as Project Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Besides being one of the oldest and most successful Linux distributions, Debian<\/a> symbolizes freedom and democracy. For example, it is the only distro to have elections where the developers vote for the leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us briefly explain what this is about. The Debian Project Leader (DPL) elections are the process through which the Debian community elects a leader who represents the project and serves as the public face of Debian for a term of one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DPL elections are held annually and conducted online through a democratic process where all Debian developers are eligible to vote. Voting took place between the 1st and 14th of April this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Candidates for DPL typically present their vision and plans for the project<\/a> during the campaigning period, and the Debian community has the opportunity to ask them questions and discuss their ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the fourth year in a row, the winner is Jonathan Carter<\/a> \u2013 a South African based in Cape Town, who has served as the Debian Project Leader since April 2020. He maintains many Debian packages, a full list of which can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I believe that really good progress has been made on making Debian a much more stable project, and many people have worked really hard for us to achieve this, but the reason why I want stability is not just for its own sake. Stability brings with it safety and space to grow, and I believe that Debian is at a stage now where it’s ready to grow and flourish in to something more.<\/em><\/p>\nJonathan Carter, Debian Project Leader<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Of the 997 developers eligible to vote, 279 participated in the voting, the results of which used the Condorset method<\/a> to determine the final winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Debian Project Leader Elections 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However, it is interesting to note that apart from Jonathan Carter, there were no other candidates for the role, with voters having two options to choose from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n