This page describes how to install Debian 12 (bookworm) on plug computers, such as the SheevaPlug and GuruPlug. The following devices are currently supported: Please read the plug variants page to find out about the status of other plug com…
This page describes the complete boot process of plug computers (such as SheevaPlug) running Debian. While the information from this document is not needed to run Debian on your plug computer, some users might find it interesting to know wh…
I'm a contributor to various free and open source software projects and foundations with an interest in project management, quality assurance, community management and governance. More information about me can be found in my biography. On t…
I conducted research on FOSS Foundations and published two reports: This primer covers non-technical aspects that the majority of projects will have to consider at some point. It also explains how FOSS foundations can help projects grow and…
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Michlmayr, M., Fitzgerald, B., Stol, K. (2015). Why and How Should Open Source Projects Adopt Time-Based Releases? IEEE Software, 32(2). 55–63. [abstract] [available on request] [bibtex] Michlmayr, M., Fitzgerald, B. (2012). Time-Based Rele…
I have been involved in various free and open source software projects for over 25 years. I'm a member of the Debian project and acted as the leader of Debian for two years. I served on the boards of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) for six…
Release management plays an important role in every software project since it is concerned with the delivery of a high quality product to end-users. This paper explores release practices employed by volunteer free software projects and show…
Plug computers, like the SheevaPlug and GuruPlug, are powerful and affordable devices that can be combined with Debian to perform a variety of tasks, such as acting as a file or media server. There are many different variants of plug comput…
Kirkwood is a system on a chip (SoC) from Marvell that integrates an ARM CPU, Ethernet, SATA, USB, SDIO and other functionality in one chip. Kirkwood is targeted at Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices, digital home media servers, plug co…
There are many different variants of the plug computer and not all variants are supported by Debian. This page provides an overview of different plug computer models and describes how well they are supported by Debian. Generally speaking, t…
The QNAP TS-110, TS-112, TS-112P, TS-119, TS-119P+, TS-119P II, TS-120 and TS-121 are powerful NAS devices that can be used for a variety of tasks. You can use the user-friendly Debian installer to install Debian. Note: Please be aware that…