[Pkg-puppet-devel] Bug#1126721: puppetserver: Move packages to OpenVox project source code

[Jérôme Charaoui]

Hi there,

Le 2026-01-31 à 11 h 46, Cédric Bellegarde a écrit :
> Puppet remains licensed under Apache 2.0, however in late 2024 Perforce (the current owner of Puppet) announced significant changes to the project’s development and distribution model. As of 2025, official Puppet binaries and coordinated upstream development are no longer published openly; instead, they are distributed through a private infrastructure governed by a Puppet Core Developer EULA. Public repositories receive limited or delayed updates, and community contributors are unable to participate fully in upstream development without agreeing to additional non-free terms.
> 
> In response, the long-standing Vox Pupuli community has created OpenVox, a fully open-source fork of Puppet. OpenVox aims to be a drop-in replacement for Puppet (compatible manifests, modules, and workflows) while restoring open governance, public development, and unrestricted source and binary distribution. Initial OpenVox releases (based on Puppet 8.x) have been published in 2025 and are actively maintained.
> 
> Given Debian’s commitment to Free Software principles, transparent upstream development, and reproducible public builds, the current status of Puppet upstream raises concerns about long-term suitability in Debian.
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> OpenVox is now functionally equivalent to Puppet, I think Debian should consider moving to OpenVox.
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> https://voxpupuli.org/openvox

Thanks for the write-up. I'm aware of the issues relating to Puppet and 
my plan is, indeed, to package openvox in debian to replace the openvox 
packages.

I expect to be able to complete this work before the next release, so 
that forky ships with openvox and a clear upgrade path from puppet.

At work, we have a grant request pending so this effort might be funded, 
so I can work on it during working hours instead of evenings and weekends :)

We should have a decision from the grant manager in a few weeks.

Thanks,

-- Jérôme