Statement on Daniel Pocock

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Statement on Daniel Pocock
November 17th, 2021

Debian is aware of a number of public posts made about Debian and its
community members on a series of websites by a Mr Daniel Pocock, who
purports to be a Debian Developer.

Mr Pocock is not associated with Debian. He is neither a Debian
Developer, nor a member of the Debian community. He was formerly a
Debian Developer, but was expelled from the project some years ago for
engaging in behaviour which was destructive to Debian's reputation and
to the community itself. He has not been a member of the Debian
Project since 2018. He is also banned from participating in the Debian
community in any form, including through technical contributions,
participating in online spaces, or attending conferences and/or
events. He has no right or standing to represent Debian in any
capacity, or to represent himself as a Debian Developer or member of
the Debian community.

In the time since he was expelled from the project, Mr Pocock has
engaged in an ongoing and extensive campaign of retaliatory harassment
by making a number of inflammatory and defamatory posts online, in
particular on a website which purports to be a Debian website. The
contents of these posts involve not only Debian, but also a number of
its Developers and volunteers. He has also continued to misrepresent
himself as being a member of the Debian Community in much of his
communication and public presentations. Please see this article for a
list of the official Debian communication channels. Legal action is
being considered for, amongst other things, defamation, malicious
falsehood and harassment.

Debian stands together as a community, and against harassment. We have
a code of conduct that guides our response to harmful behaviour in our
community, and we will continue to act to protect our community and
volunteers. Please do not hesitate to contact the Debian Community
team if you have concerns or need support. In the meantime, all of
Debian's and its volunteers' rights are reserved.

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