# \[$\] Lessons learned as the Debian Project Leader

DevFeed: [\[$\] Lessons learned as the Debian Project Leader](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/lessons-learned-as-the-debian-project-leader-21540.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://lwn.net/Articles/1093381/>)

Author: jzb

Published: 2026-09-14T15:34:44Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [LWN.net](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/lwn-net.md>)

Topics: [Debian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debian.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>)

Tags: [debian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debian.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [project](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project.md>)

## AI overview

Andreas Tille reflects on his two terms as Debian Project Leader, discussing initiatives he led, mistakes he made, lessons from the role, and Debian's general resolution on large language model usage.

## Source excerpt

What is it like to be a Debian Project Leader (DPL), or a former one? According to Andreas Tille, who stepped down this year after two consecutive terms as DPL, you'd have to be one to know. At the recent MiniDebConf in Winterthur, Switzerland, Tille spoke about what he learned while serving as DPL, some of the initiatives he led, mistakes that he made, and his thoughts on the general resolution (GR) on large language model (LLM) usage in Debian.