 Hi everybody Well, I will share with you some experiences about Activities that are taking place Nowadays in Cuba and also related with the Debian project. So who am I? I am Mjota musteos Osornio Hatton also I am a Debian contributor and Debian user since 2008 and I Have been helping in some teams like PodFcom templates translations in the Debian Spanish translation team since 2011 2011 and in Debian reproducible builds in 2017 Well in Cuba there is a community of free software users and developers who have been working on different activities and useful Developments to extend the use of Debian and other free software projects through the country The first group that we have is the GUTL The free technologies user group in Spanish group of the Osorio technologies libres Is an organization in Cuba since the development of the new linux users communities of the world country? it pushes The usage of free technologies organizing events workshops Curses and many more activities of social impact with free software Some of these events are like the freedom free document they Related with debris office And these are the Pictures of the event also the flissot the Latin American festival of free software installation and also Recreation activities and well and all the you GUTL has a website in which they Publish Many articles or news related with Debian And another free software projects while the you TL was born in 2009 and since then it has been one of the most influential organizations in Cuba to learn use and share free software hardware and knowledge The main work objectives of this organization are and Technological sovereignty social controller Socialization of information project development International visibility for Cuba in the field of free so free software and free technologies Now we will Know about some free software projects and its achievements And the Group has created a repository call it repo GUTL or repo G? UTL Which is an implementation of something called the Cubans workforce by their Developers and users Where free software developers have the opportunity to publicize their creations and get feedback Promoting the migration and use of free software to Cuban users This is the The system in which you could Find on in this website The repository generated with Cuban Free software program and call it at alfidee is a structure into major categories These are applications and products with subcategories under them and they they include the title of the application the author contacts it is desired by the crater Size a brief description and a long description in addition to instructions of installation They are the main developers of repo GUTL and maintainers and Michael and Ricky perney amato's and delio Roscoe Gonzales Also, we have a Free software project and call it me socks Me socks is a set of free software applications developed by Michael perney amato's Delio Roscoe Gonzales and Alberto Miguel nuevo rojo in the province of Manzanillo grandma in Cuba under the new gpl license and also packages as Dot depth for our devian Distribution with a proposed of help helping computer users to create a customization of devian new linux Adjusting it to their necessities since an easy and well Integrated environment These are some screenshots of the of the program is it may propose is to to facilitate to to some computer user the customization of devian new linux operating system To put the packages that the user want To set the Graphical and decide interface like some the external environment with nom KD or some window manager like Flux box awesome I3 and also it offers the possibility to to add individual devian packages From an external source There is another project call it videomorph Which is a gig Rapa for FM PG based on codes from Python video converter and presets idea from Q win FF and Multicomberta developed by Oscar L. Garcell and Leo daddies post or Ramos when Leonel Salazar videos in all game Cuba And this is a screenshot the main goal of video morph is To focus on a single Proposed making video conversion simple with an easy to use G and Allowing the user to convert to the currently most popular video formats this these are the colleagues that are working on On the group of you you tell in all game And they also organize activities To talk about Some free software community or present some program to to their users and they have also create a Website called it devian new linux in all game. That is devian H LG and In this website they they publish News related to devian Events that I are organized in in this part of the of the Far East of Cuba in all game And it's a very nice Way to Stay in contact with the with the local users and some achievements of the UTL group is That in all game is one of the most Active communities in Cuba because they are a lot of members and They have the support of the university of all game for some activities and We have also an official member of the Document foundation that is Carlos Paras Aldevar and he's working with Libre office Community directly Also, there are for free software active developers There are two programs in development and and two active repositories in in github Besides these We have three websites with international visibility like devian in all game and python scouts and Libre office cubava and in sometimes the All game free software community has a space to talk about free technologies at a TV Program of Cuba call it a when temple. That is something like on good time By other hand, we have a lot of activity in the grandma grandma province. That is also in the in the east of cuba This is the place in which more free software projects have been developed bet in the island also repogoodle was hosted here until some months ago because now the the Organization that was supported Supported the the group It is not allowed anymore to to give them the the hosting because institutional restrictions many programs in development Also, there are one good utl website editor and There are there is a free software active developers in Santiago cuba also we have utl website editor They have created a blog call it swlx. That is a Web blog related to free software activities and There are a free software active developer Okay, so now I will talk about some Events that has been Taking place during the last And two years This is the cuba com that is the free technologies cuban conference Cuba com is an international conference about free software and open technologies that have been taking place in Havana Cuba since 2016 cuba com is a meeting from the international community of enthusiasts of Many parts of the world besides the cuban local communities peer-to-peer focus it and collective development It seeks the participation of people with different profiles and diverse geographical locations These are two pictures from the first cuba com that was on 2016 We have here the the last that was on November of last year last year We we had the opportunity to To have some deviant developers for instance in 2016 Tiago Bartoletto and Tiazza the Tiazza come was Tassia. Thank you. Tassia went to To cuba com and they they push it to to create with Leonel Salazar Cuban free software developer to to organize for the first time the mini dev comp in In cuba From the organization of the conference it is Aimed at the diversity of topics and projects as of its participants So the participation of women minority groups in these activities is crucial to build new inclusive spaces of knowledge and Dialogue about technology the main idea is to know people experience and organizations who work Which we and in free software with all hardware technologies and leader or a slow bang with And to talk about how free software can help develop and countries so Even during the the last cuba comp We had a great Number of of girls and Participating with with talks and Even attending the the event and that was very motivating. We also Had a talk of Molly the blank from the free sour foundation and she She did a very nice presentation And this is the the ruple photo from last year. So yes Now I will talk about the mini dev comp in during cuba comp 2016 and This encounter between Tasha Tasia and Tiago with Lionel and Had has pushed it to to organize for the first time mini dev coming in Cuba and And This this colleague is Lionel Salazar videos He's one of the founders of UTL and Debian New linux in all game He's a free software users in since 2004 First time using Debian new linux was with search And he has been spreading the Debian project in local communities in Cuba and organizing events as mini dev comp And his programmer as profession So during last mini dev comp we we had some Some topics like How about to help Debian project from from Cuba? The the the cuba and community share shared two main projects that were me socks and videomorph their developers Show it how how is development the the programs and how how to use it also I Had the opportunity to to to present a talk about reproducible builds for first time in Spanish and It was very useful to attract To new Debian enthusiast users and also to the currently developers like Michael and Oscar from video more on me socks It was a new topic to start Taking care with the principles of repressive repressive builds in the construction of the new versions for their Development developments with me socks and videomorph So much of this work has been carried out by enthusiastic and committed people with Debian and the free software Movement that despite the different difficulties to sustain some cost Economically access the internet acquire computer hardware and achieve Official recognition as developer of some free software community in the world do to all the the both They continue to contribute in a decisive way Projects that should be available to everyone inside and outside of Cuba because for instance a me socks project videomorph And many other programs that are hosted in the repo go to by the limitations of Hardware money are available just to the to the to the Cuban users, so In that in that in that way I I consider that it could be very Interesting and important to think about how the the Debian project Who support and recognize those who contribute directly to the use and development of our distribution in places where There are there is the wildness to do so and the strange thing our community by being inclusive of them because We know that we have Debian Social contract we have our guidelines, but how can we? How can we consider? To those that are in in a country in which Also, you you could connect to the internet, but it's very expensive And if you want to to interact by the mailing list or you want to stay in contact with another Debian maintainers or Debian developers. It is not so easy because you Simply you don't have the the conditions. So I want to I want to set the question to to have Dialogue and and and to to see what do you think what what? Which possibilities are since the Debian project to support for instance the MISOX development that is Basics on Debian and even the packages will be in the in the repositories in the free section Well, that is that is all and Thank you very much for for your attention any comments or questions Now it is on The MISOX distribution is is it registered with the derivative sensors? Do you know if they already collaborate with Debian in that way? That's just a first thing that comes to my mind. Yes and now the MISOX development is driving just by by the local developers in Cuba by Michael Delio and Alberto, but they have not done contact with some Debian developers outside outside Cuba Then then that would be my my first suggestion is for them to to to just inform Debian in a in a relatively Formalized way What it is they are doing how it derives from Debian? How is it different? That is a helpful thing for me, and I believe also for others in Debian and outside of Debian To compare and then get inspiration of what would be in interesting to piggy piggyback a cherry pick put into Debian and what would be important to to coordinate So the very Reference of they exist in a more formal way. It's not a lot of work. It's just a weak page To to inform who to contact how to contact I remember once looking at MISOX web page and Trying to navigate and I I was lost in in locating who should I even contact? How is it structured and that's partly of course because I don't understand Spanish So that helps that that's that's one barrier for me personally but but There could be other things also and how do how how do they put the information for their own users? How how to present it for what Debian collaborators? Okay. Thank you Anybody else why is it? Just want to ask how you yourself related to to the Cuban community. I just I just been in contact with some developers like Leonel Michael Delio because the the cuba conf and the mini deaf conf and I just have this knowledge but Beyond than this I Don't I don't know if there are even more more projects that are in the underground more than than this so Yes this is the only contact that I have with the Cuban developers of free software Could you do you know what can you tell a little more more about the kinds of barriers that are? Understand the the one of it is expensive so technical possible to get online, but very But are there other kinds of barriers is that is that wall like in China or what kind of barriers? Is there for the developers in Cuba to collaborate with others in Libyan? okay, and my opinion I considered that the main barrier is to To pay to connect to internet because you know in free software Movement all always the connection to a network has been very important to to to stay in touch with another Developers or interested users so in the case of in Cuba they have an internet, but if they want to to socialize their programs outside the island It is it's a matter of to pay For instance five cook that is more or less four euro Five hours of internet and not always the connection is is good because you need to go to public parks, or you need to go to some Monument or Public place in which there are access points and then you you use your card and try to get an IP, but This is really hard in sometimes you could wait until 20 25 minutes because there are a lot of people with smartphones or Smaller devices and even if you are even my personal Situation when I was in Cuba, I tried to connect to the to the network and I delay around 35 40 minutes to get an IP to my to my computer. So In the first this is the main obstacle to to cool communicate With and other people outside using internet By other hand the hardware because The the the weather conditions in Cuba is very it's very hot. So and they do not have air conditioning systems to maintain Community projects or self-driven Service Unless you you are working in some Institution or in the government or in the in a university Maybe you could you could have a chance to host your your your project In in a local computer and then use a public IP maybe but if you you are not working in in these fields of of The technology in Cuba is very hard if you are an independent user and you you just want to contribute and and Let let let it now to more people about your project You need to to to connect to the network and you need to pay also because internet is not is not Money is not money free in Cuba I was also thinking in like that the kinds of tools. So if you know if you noticed that so is it that like Does it feel from the perspective of Cubans? Does it feel a social for Debian developers to be hanging out on IRC? So they need to be on real online or is it so do they Would it be more beneficial to them if some of us is using mail more or mailing list more IRC more forums more would Is there some patterns you have noticed in the styles of communication that could be helpful for this kind of Perious. Yes. I think that if that will be possible if the Cuban developers cool at least use IRC and communicate with some Debian maintainers or developers. Maybe will will be a Interchange of knowledge or they could be They could learn more from From from you and also you could Take their their packages into some Geed lab server or you could be some kind of sponsor of Debian sponsor to to be to yes to to be public to cool And Allow the the public access outside of Cuba this software for instance me socks or Another one from from repogutel and maybe you could you could help in that way, but but the The Cuban the Cuban developer needs to to connect to the network To to could be in constant communication, you know What is the best place to learn about events in Debian related events in Cuba in case I have Any way over the Atlantic and I think oh could I pass by Cuba and second question? Do you know? whether there are any problems to Go to the US by via Cuba or going from the US to Cuba and then back to Europe I think There are some restrictions a for United States citizens to visit Cuba on Unless you you argument some research or education Causes but if you if you are coming from Europe It's no problem. I think there is no restriction for European citizens or Latin American citizens or Asian to to be in Cuba to to work with with technology topics with the local people and how to learn about events is a Cuban mailing list or something like that Not a mailing list, but there is the Repogutel website that is here this This is a This is the main the main Group in which you could stay in contact with the Cuban community and also you You could you could write through the contact section of the of the good group Website and this is a general the general way of communicate with the More active Cuban developers also of the The also the Some there are some projects that are hosted in In github like be the more here are the The contact of some of the developers, but this is very particular you need to know the name of the Of the program because you know in repogutel there are more than 50 at least different programs many of them are developed by the same guy but by other hand there are another ones that even doesn't have a Geed lab or github server and in this case is The better way is to do it by the The good tool the g utl website to contact with the community of Developers of free suffering in Cuba in Yes, definitely any further questions Absolutely not an expert, but I've heard of stories people building their own ad hoc network in Countries in which internet is not Well-connected for instance using the bubble protocol and Would it be possible to to use to build your own connection to internet using that kind of technology? Okay This is good to know. Well, I am I Have not realized about this even well, I want to say that I I am not Cuban. I Yes, so I just Have been to try to help to to our colleagues, but as you have you have said and I Don't know if they have tried to to use these alternatives and If it even works, but well, it's nice. It's nice to to know it. Thank you So any further questions or comments? If not, then let's think just on again