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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](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/arm-trusted-firmware):
| Merge Request | 
| ---   |
| [!9: d/rules: enable rpi5 target ](https://salsa.debian.org/debian/arm-trusted-firmware/-/merge_requests/9) |

## [flash-kernel](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/flash-kernel):
| Merge Request | 
| ---   |
| [!77: Add: Support for Raspberry Pi 5 and 3A+](https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/flash-kernel/-/merge_requests/77) |

## [live-build](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/live-build):
| Merge Request | 
| ---   |
| [!445:  Add: Splash screen for hamradio blend](https://salsa.debian.org/live-team/live-build/-/merge_requests/445) |

## [Debian images: installer images, live images, cloud images](https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/)
| Merge Request | 
| ---   |
| [!8: Live: Add Debian Hamradio blend](https://salsa.debian.org/images-team/setup/-/merge_requests/8) |

## [Debian Pure Blends](http://debian.org/blends)
| Merge Request | 
| ---   |
| [!1079: debian.org/blends: add downloads quick link of Debian Jr. blend](https://salsa.debian.org/webmaster-team/webwml/-/merge_requests/1079) |

## [extrepo](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/extrepo):
| Merge Request | 
| ---   |
| [!445: Add: Debian ROCm repository](https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/445) | 
| [!453: Add: Meshtastic repository](https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/453) |

## [Debian ROCm Team - APT Archive](https://apt.rocm.debian.net/)
| Merge Request | 
| ---   |
| [!1:  Add: Instructions to install ROCm packages using extrepo](https://salsa.debian.org/rocm-team/rocm-team-infra/-/merge_requests/1) |

#  Linaro / tuxsuite 
- Opened issue [#204](https://gitlab.com/Linaro/tuxsuite/-/issues/206)

# RISC-V / learn
| Pull Request |
| ---   |
| [#61 Add: BeagleV RISC-V Boards](https://github.com/riscv/learn/pull/61)   |
| [#62 Add: operating-system-in-1000-lines to learning resources](https://github.com/riscv/learn/pull/62)   |


# 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.