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== debian-installer ==

 * debootstrap progress via debconf, and a good deal of what became the first-stage task installer glue
 * base-installer kernel selection refactoring and test suite
 * much of udev support and devfs path removal
 * pcmciautils support
 * chunks of debconf maintenance effort such as the progresscancel and escape capabilities
 * reserved username checks
 * some of rescue mode
 * translation handling work in cdebconf that saved about 20MB of run-time memory

== OpenSSH ==

 * [http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576 Host and user key blacklisting support], mitigating the [http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1571 OpenSSL RNG vulnerability]

== initramfs-tools ==

initramfs-tools was originally written by Jeff Bailey for Ubuntu, and later became Debian's default initramfs system.

== dpkg ==

 * The [:PackageDependencyFieldBreaks:Breaks field] was originally implemented by Ian Jackson for Ubuntu.
 * [http://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/2007/04/msg00076.html Triggers] were originally implemented by Ian Jackson for Ubuntu.

Ubuntu Contributions

Upstart

http://upstart.ubuntu.com

Jockey

https://launchpad.net/jockey

Ubiquity

https://launchpad.net/ubiquity

Brainstorm

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-qa-website

gnome-app-install

LTSP5

https://launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream

debian-installer

  • debootstrap progress via debconf, and a good deal of what became the first-stage task installer glue
  • base-installer kernel selection refactoring and test suite
  • much of udev support and devfs path removal
  • pcmciautils support
  • chunks of debconf maintenance effort such as the progresscancel and escape capabilities
  • reserved username checks
  • some of rescue mode
  • translation handling work in cdebconf that saved about 20MB of run-time memory

OpenSSH

initramfs-tools

initramfs-tools was originally written by Jeff Bailey for Ubuntu, and later became Debian's default initramfs system.

dpkg

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