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.. title: FOSS Activity 2026Q1
.. slug: foss-contributions-2026q1
.. date: 2026-04-06 00:00:00 IST
.. tags: foss-contributions,debian,raspberrypi,kworkflow,kicad,meshtastic,riscv
.. author: krvprashanth
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.. category: nikola
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Hello everyone! Quarterly post about the contributions I’ve made or things I found interesting in collaborative Free and Open Source Software development. 

# Debian GNU/Linux

## [linux](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/linux):
| Merge Requests | 
| ---   |
| [!1844:  [arm64,armhf] Enable SND_SOC_WM8731_I2C and COMMON_CLK_SI5351 as module](https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1844) |
| [!1846: [armhf] drivers/gpu/drm/v3d: Enable DRM_V3D as module](https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1846) |
| [!1847: [armhf] Enable Config for Device Tree Overlays](https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1847) |

## [flash-kernel](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/flash-kernel):
| Merge Requests |
| ---   |
| [!82: Add: Support for TI AM67A BeagleY-AI](https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/flash-kernel/-/merge_requests/82) |
| [!83: Add: Support for TI K3 AM62x based BeagleBoard.org boards](https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/flash-kernel/-/merge_requests/83) |
| [!84: debian/changelog: Add Closes](https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/flash-kernel/-/merge_requests/84) |
| [!85: Add: Support for D-step version of BCM2712 Raspberry Pi 5](https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/flash-kernel/-/merge_requests/85) |

## [optee-os](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/optee-os):
| Merge Requests | 
| ---   |
| [!2:  Build optee-os for TI K3 J721E/TDA4VM BeagleBone AI-64](https://salsa.debian.org/debian/optee-os/-/merge_requests/2) |

## [extrepo](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/extrepo):
| Merge Requests |
| ---   | 
| [!533: Add: Arduino repository](https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/533) |
| [!534: Mozilla: enable repository for arm64](https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/534) |
| [!535: Mobian: enable repository for forky](https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/535) |
| [!536: BeagleBoard: use templating, add repositories and GPG key](https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/536) |
| [!537: Add: LinuxCNC repository](https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/merge_requests/537) |

# Raspberry Pi / linux
| Pull Request |
| ---   |
| [#7223 configs: enable Si5351 i2c common clock driver](https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/pull/7223)   |

# Kernel workflow Tool
| Pull Request |
| ---   |
| [#1261 documentation/content/installanduninstall: add Debian to package install](https://github.com/kworkflow/kworkflow/pull/1261)   |

# KiCad / kicad-website
| Merge Requests |
| ---   | 
| [!676: [Debian] content/download/linux-distro: update to current stable release](https://gitlab.com/kicad/services/kicad-website/-/merge_requests/676) |

# Meshtastic
| Pull Request |
| ---   |
| [#2309 docs: Add installation instructions for Debian using extrepo](https://github.com/meshtastic/meshtastic/pull/2309)   |

# RISC-V / learn
| Pull Request |
| ---   |
| [#77 Add: RISC-V Vector (RVV) Primer to learning resources](https://github.com/riscv/learn/pull/77)   |

# Ending Thoughts
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.