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</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:02:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>Nikola (getnikola.com)</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>FOSS Activity 2026Q1</title><link>https://krvprashanth.in/posts/foss-contributions-2026q1/</link><dc:creator>krvprashanth</dc:creator><description>&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hello everyone! Quarterly post about the contributions I’ve made or things I found interesting in collaborative Free and Open Source Software development. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Debian GNU/Linux&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/linux"&gt;linux&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1844"&gt;!1844:  [arm64,armhf] Enable SND_SOC_WM8731_I2C and COMMON_CLK_SI5351 as module&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1846"&gt;!1846: [armhf] drivers/gpu/drm/v3d: Enable DRM_V3D as module&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1847"&gt;!1847: [armhf] Enable Config for Device Tree Overlays&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/flash-kernel"&gt;flash-kernel&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/flash-kernel/-/merge_requests/82"&gt;!82: Add: Support for TI AM67A BeagleY-AI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/flash-kernel/-/merge_requests/83"&gt;!83: Add: Support for TI K3 AM62x based BeagleBoard.org boards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/flash-kernel/-/merge_requests/84"&gt;!84: debian/changelog: Add Closes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/flash-kernel/-/merge_requests/85"&gt;!85: Add: Support for D-step version of BCM2712 Raspberry Pi 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/optee-os"&gt;optee-os&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/debian/optee-os/-/merge_requests/2"&gt;!2:  Build optee-os for TI K3 J721E/TDA4VM BeagleBone AI-64&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href="https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/extrepo"&gt;extrepo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/533"&gt;!533: Add: Arduino repository&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/534"&gt;!534: Mozilla: enable repository for arm64&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/535"&gt;!535: Mobian: enable repository for forky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/536"&gt;!536: BeagleBoard: use templating, add repositories and GPG key&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/537"&gt;!537: Add: LinuxCNC repository&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Raspberry Pi / linux&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/pull/7223"&gt;#7223 configs: enable Si5351 i2c common clock driver&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Kernel workflow Tool&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/kworkflow/kworkflow/pull/1261"&gt;#1261 documentation/content/installanduninstall: add Debian to package install&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;KiCad / kicad-website&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://gitlab.com/kicad/services/kicad-website/-/merge_requests/676"&gt;!676: [Debian] content/download/linux-distro: update to current stable release&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Meshtastic&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/meshtastic/meshtastic/pull/2309"&gt;#2309 docs: Add installation instructions for Debian using extrepo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;RISC-V / learn&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/riscv/learn/pull/77"&gt;#77 Add: RISC-V Vector (RVV) Primer to learning resources&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Ending Thoughts&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That’s all for Q1 of 2026. I hope to post quarterly updates and I guess this will keep people informed about my foss activity and possibly attract potential contributors.&lt;/p&gt;</description><category>debian</category><category>foss-contributions</category><category>kicad</category><category>kworkflow</category><category>meshtastic</category><category>raspberrypi</category><category>riscv</category><guid>https://krvprashanth.in/posts/foss-contributions-2026q1/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>