Back in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic unexpectedly gave the Debian Med project a strong boost. New contributors joined, collaboration intensified, and Debian’s role in supporting biomedical research and infrastructure became more visible.

Almost five years later, Debian Med continues to benefit from this momentum. The project still shows higher activity levels than before the pandemic, with lasting improvements in package quality, continuous integration coverage, and cooperation with other Debian teams.

This talk will present how the Debian Med team has evolved since the pandemic, which effects have lasted, and where new challenges have emerged as both the world — and Debian — have settled into a new normal.

You can learn more about Debian Med at https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med/