Hello everyone, I've been lurking on this list since slightly before DebConf17 last year (well, soon two years ago :) to which I wanted to invite you all. I'm back with another invitation. Debian is preparing a major release. There are some release critical bugs. Debian users worldwide are holding Bug Squashing Parties to try and resolve as many of these critical bugs as possible as quickly as possible. We're holding one in Montreal. It's a weekend affair, so we're hoping to see people come from out of town for the 19th and 20th of January. Is there is a Debian community within GTALUG that might consider coming? Maybe you can car pool or get a cheap bus or Via Rail ticket. Maybe even a cheap flight... Don't forget that the Debian Project is willing to reimburse up to the Canadian equivalent of USD $100 of expenses for qualified contributors to attend BSPs. Here are some relevant links for those who might be interested: https://lists.debian.org/debian-dug-nyc/2018/12/msg00000.html https://agendadulibre.qc.ca/events/1942 https://wiki.debian.org/BSP/2019/01/ca/Montreal If any of you are thinking of coming and have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them. Thanks, and maybe see some of you in a couple of weeks! -- Znoteer znoteer@mailbox.org