I’ve managed to attend a lot of the talks at Debconf21. This was also true of Debconf20, but I very much feel like I’ve understood a lot more of what is being talked about this time, and I’m also very happy that I was sent a conference T-shirt and badge so I can participate fully in the experience.
Talks I’ve attended (with hyperlinks to the video of the talk if they currently exist) are:
- DebConf21 Opening
- branch2repo — enabling casual contributions to debian-installer
- Linux’s 30th Anniversary
- GUI vs CLI in Debian
- Resilience in FLOSS: Do founder decisions impact development activity after crisis events?
- Calling All FLOSS Founders
- Cloud BoF
- What is your Technical Committee up to now?
- openqa.debian.net — automated testing of debian-installer and beyond
- Probing into the world of Data Science
- Making use of snapshot.debian.org for fun and profit
- Contemporary networking configuration with ifupdown-ng
- Create YOUR custom Debian image with recipes
- Two Pinebooks walk into a bar…
- Closing Ceremony
Videos of all the talks I missed are also available so there is plenty for me to watch during my long holiday-at-home that starts in less than a week.
It’s interesting to see the different presentation styles as well as the content they are delivering, and I hope I’ve also learned a bit more about what works and what doesn’t when presenting content to a virtual audience.
I’m not sure I would attend a physical Debconf unless I was a little more involved with the project, but I’ve certainly enjoyed doing it virtually this year.