[$] A report from Debian's new DFSG team

Date:
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:21:44 +0000

Description:
The DFSG, Licensing
& New Packages Team (usually shortened to "DFSG team") was
created in October 2025 as part of the ftpmaster team split . Its
job is to review packages in the new queue for compliance
with the Debian
Free Software Guidelines (DFSG), among other things, before the
packages are allowed to enter the Debian
archive . The change was long in coming, and some questions
remained after the split whether it was the right move. Andrew
McMillan provided an overview of the team's activities and its current
status during DebConf26 . While it may be
too early to say with certainty, his report suggests that the new
division of duties is working out well.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1084499/


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