FOSS Activity 2025 (Q3 & Q4)
Hello everyone! I ended up skipping 2025Q3 since there was not much to post about, so this combines both Q3 & Q4 updates about the contributions I’ve made or things I found interesting in collaborative Free and Open Source Software development.
Debian GNU/Linux
arm-trusted-firmware:
| Merge Request |
|---|
| !9: d/rules: enable rpi5 target |
flash-kernel:
| Merge Request |
|---|
| !77: Add: Support for Raspberry Pi 5 and 3A+ |
live-build:
| Merge Request |
|---|
| !445: Add: Splash screen for hamradio blend |
Debian images: installer images, live images, cloud images
| Merge Request |
|---|
| !8: Live: Add Debian Hamradio blend |
Debian Pure Blends
| Merge Request |
|---|
| !1079: debian.org/blends: add downloads quick link of Debian Jr. blend |
extrepo:
| Merge Requests |
|---|
| !445: Add: Debian ROCm repository |
| !453: Add: Meshtastic repository |
Debian ROCm Team - APT Archive
| Merge Request |
|---|
| !1: Add: Instructions to install ROCm packages using extrepo |
Linaro / tuxsuite
- Opened issue #204
@stylesen updated the respective project documentation to include installation with extrepo. Following are the relevant docs:
- TuxSuite - https://docs.tuxsuite.com/#install-using-debian-extrepo
- TuxMake - https://docs.tuxmake.org/install-deb
- TuxRun - https://tuxrun.org/install-deb/#install-using-debian-extrepo
- TuxLAVA - https://tuxlava.org/install-deb/#install-using-debian-extrepo
RISC-V / learn
| Pull Requests |
|---|
| #61 Add: BeagleV RISC-V Boards |
| #62 Add: operating-system-in-1000-lines to learning resources |
Ending Thoughts
That’s all for Q3 & Q4 of 2025. I hope to post quarterly updates and I guess this will keep people informed about my foss activity and possibly attract potential contributors.