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Debian Squeeze Planned to Freeze in March

Debian Squeeze (testing) has been slated to be frozen    in March. A freeze means that no new packages will be entered into Squeeze and bug reports will start to be worked on. This will be the first idea of what Squeeze might be like.
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GNOME on Debian GNU/kFreeBSD

Since today for kfreebsd-amd64, and probably tomorrow for kfreebsd-i386 too, the gnome metapackage is installable on Debian GNU/kFreeBSD. In the end, this should hopefully give a fully functional desktop for these brand new architectures (to be included in the Squeeze release), with a few notable exceptions:
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Nokia N900: First Look at Linux Journal

Nokia N900: First Look | Linux Journal.
The Nokia N900 has just started shipping and there are already a number of reviews of the device out on the net. I’ve had the opportunity evaluate a pre-release N900 for a few weeks now, and while you can expect a full review in an upcoming issue of Linux [...]

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FreeBSD will be an official option for Debian Squeeze

from debian.org

Debian pushes development of kFreeBSD port
October 7th, 2009
The Debian Release Team is pleased to announce that it sees the port of the Debian system to the FreeBSD kernel fit to be handled equal with the other release ports. The upcoming release codenamed ‘Squeeze’ is planned to be the first Debian distribution to be [...]

Debian adopts time-based release freezes | TuxRadar

Debian adopts time-based release freezes | TuxRadar.
We love Debian, but it’s hardly the most spritely distro around when it comes to popping out regular releases. Historically, part of the problem has been determining when it’s finished – and the old adage “it’s ready when it’s ready” doesn’t really make much sense unless you have a [...]