I would just like to say, I would sometimes browse the reddits for Linux
and in the general Linux reddit I saw someone saying the project was "in trouble" and worried I went to the Debian reddit to look into it... And
what I'm very sad to say I found was people being very cruel and closed
minded about the fact that the project seems to be valuing inclusion and bringing in new voices and talents to the FOSS community and the Debian project... So, I no longer really read reddit for Linux news but I very
much wanted to say how much I've adored using Debian these past 8 months
since switching to Linux. It's been rock solid, my best experience on Linux ever (and despite only switching 8 months ago I had tried Linux many times since 2010! Tons of different distros!) Debian has been genuinely an oasis
from so much of what is wrong about modern tech, all while being built on
what is obviously such a solid foundation I can't see myself switching back
to Distros which genuinely often seemed to nuke themselves with little
cause from me, and I've done plenty of things to ride my installs of Debian hard and it's never faltered at all.
And about the people behind the Debian project... In a time of increasing authoritarianism and such a huge increase to push minorities even further
to the fringes... Debian embracing diversity during all of this... It warms this trans woman's heart who has felt such a sense of dread at the way the world is going. So thank y'all genuinely. Linux users are known to
distrohop but... I can't imagine ever needing anything but the Universal Operating System ever again ? and what brings me such joy is that it feels
that it's not just universal, as in, for all devices, but universal, as in *for everyone*. ?
Thank you for all you do, I plan to up my donation when I can,
Star Elizabeth Wilkerson ???


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Dear Elizabeth,
you have reached the right mailinglist! :)
On Wed, Apr 08, 2026 at 12:08:58PM -0400, Star Light Catcher wrote:
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And about the people behind the Debian project... In a time of increasing authoritarianism and such a huge increase to push minorities even further
to the fringes... Debian embracing diversity during all of this... It warms this trans woman's heart who has felt such a sense of dread at the way the world is going. So thank y'all genuinely. Linux users are known to
distrohop but... I can't imagine ever needing anything but the Universal Operating System ever again ? and what brings me such joy is that it feels that it's not just universal, as in, for all devices, but universal, as in *for
everyone*. ?

thank you very much for these kind words (both the quoted and non quoted ones), they are very much appreciated! <3
& may you continue to enjoy Debian! :)

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cheers,
Holger
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