Jan. 9, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
This month marks the start of a new year, and the Django Software Foundation would like to wish you all a very happy new year. New year, new resolutions, but also the start of a new blog post series, with DSF members presented each month through an interview. A great way to learn more about the people behind Django, recognized for their contribution to the DSF mission. For January 2025, we welcome Hiroki Kiyohara (@hirokiky) as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Hiroki is the creator and a staff me…
Read MoreDec. 24, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Sarah Abderemane, Thibaud Colas and Tom Carrick are pleased to introduce four new members in the Django Accessibility team ❤️. Marijke Luttekes Eliana Rosselli Tushar Gupta Saptak Sengupta Marijke (pronounced Mah-Rye-Kuh) is a freelance web developer who creates human-friendly applications. She is based in Groningen, The Netherlands, specializing in Django, Python, HTML, SCSS, and vanilla JavaScript. She helps companies expand their existing projects, think about new features…
Read MoreDec. 18, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The Steering Council for the Django 6.x release cycle will be: Carlton Gibson Emma Delescolle Frank Wiles Lily Foote Tim Schilling Voting breakdown: 400 eligible voters 215 votes received (54%) We had 400 eligible voters, and received 215 votes (54%). See the full voting breakdown on RankedVote. Congratulations to the new council members! And thank you to all 12 candidates who stood for election, and everyone who took part in the voting. — For anyone looking for further opportunities to hav…
Read MoreDec. 11, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Thank you to the 12 individuals who have chosen to stand for election. This page contains their candidate statements submitted as part of the Django 6.x Steering Council elections. To our departing Steering Council members, Adam Johnson, Andrew Godwin, James Bennett, Simon Charette – thank you for your contributions to Django and its governance ❤️. Those eligible to vote in this election will receive information on how to vote shortly. Please check for an email with the subject line “Django 6…
Read MoreDec. 4, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.1.4, Django 5.0.10, and Django 4.2.17. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2024-53907: Potential denial-of-service in django.utils.html.strip_tags() The strip_tags() method and striptags template filter are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via certain inputs containing large sequences of neste…
Read MoreDec. 4, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
And just like that, 2024 is almost over! If your finances allow, donate to the Django Software Foundation to support the long-term future of Django. 84% Of our US $200,000.00 goal for 2024, as of December 4th, 2024, we are at: 83.6% funded $167,272.85 donated Donate to support Django Oth…
Read MoreNov. 27, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Following our announcement of the 6.x Steering Council elections, today we open candidate registrations. Registrations will be open until December 4 2024 at 23:59 Anywhere on Earth. Register as a Steering Council candidate Eligibility Candidate eligibility requirements are defined in DEP 12: The Steering Council. To be qualified for elections, we require both of the following: A history of substantive contributions to Django or the Django ecosystem. This history must begin at least 18 months …
Read MoreNov. 24, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
This year it was hard to decide, and we wanted to also show who else got nominated, because they also deserve recognition, so it took a bit longer than we expected. The Django Software Foundation Board is pleased to announce that the 2024 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize has been awarded to Rachell Calhoun. Rachell Calhoun is an influential figure within the Django community, well known for being cheerful and always willing to help others. She consistently empowers folks behind the scenes. …
Read MoreNov. 24, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The DjangoCon Europe 2026 call for organizers is now over. We’re elated to report we received three viable proposals, a clear improvement over recent years. We’ll let the successful team decide when and how to make their announcement, but in the meantime – thank you to everyone who took part in this process ❤️ We’re elated to have such a strong community in Europe. And for now, look forward to DjangoCon Europe 2025 in Dublin, Ireland! 🍀 What about 2027? We’re not ready to plan that yet, but if …
Read MoreNov. 21, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The DSF is once again partnering with JetBrains to run the 2024 Django Developers Survey 🌈 Please take a moment to fill it out! It should only take about 10 minutes to complete. It’s an important metric of Django usage, and is immensely helpful to guide future technical and community decisions. Take the survey The survey will be open until December 21st, 2024. After the survey is over, we will publish the aggregated results. JetBrains will also randomly choose 10 winners (from those who complet…
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