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Final changes before release.

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* David Prévot updated the [reproducible-builds.org project website](https://reproducible-builds.org) to specify that the PHP example for `SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH` uses an integer type as expected in strict mode. [[...](https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/reproducible-website/commit/9db5438)]
* [Holger Levsen](http://layer-acht.org/thinking/) gave a talk titled "My life with free software" at the [Cheikh Anta Diop University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheikh_Anta_Diop_University) in Dakar, Senegal, in which he also explained Reproducible Builds to the students and invited them to participate in Outreachy and GSoC. Another purpose was location scouting for the next [Reproducible Builds summit](https://reproducible-builds.org/events/), tentatively planned to take place in late 2019. The event was well received by the local [Linux Senegal community](https://twitter.com/linuxsenegal/status/1109473424605351941).
* [Holger Levsen](http://layer-acht.org/thinking/) gave a talk titled *My life with free software* at [Cheikh Anta Diop University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheikh_Anta_Diop_University) in Dakar, Senegal in which he also explained Reproducible Builds to the students and invited them to participate in [Outreachy](https://www.outreachy.org/) and [Google Summer of Code](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/). Another purpose was location scouting for the next [Reproducible Builds summit](https://reproducible-builds.org/events/) which is tentatively planned to take place in late 2019. The event was [well received](https://twitter.com/linuxsenegal/status/1109473424605351941) by the local Linux Senegal community.
* 17 Debian package reviews were added, 2 were updated and 9 were removed in this week, adding to [our knowledge about identified issues](https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/index_issues.html). Chris Lamb identified and categorised four new issues,[`build_path_in_typelib_files_generated_by_gir_compiler`](https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/reproducible-notes/commit/a1697857), [`build_path_in_qdoc`](https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/reproducible-notes/commit/3d6b96da), [`bundle_name_in_java_manifest_mf`](https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/reproducible-notes/commit/0a6bebbb) and [`randomness_in_prolog_saved_stage`](https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/reproducible-notes/commit/23bc637f).
* Mattia started to [set up](https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/rb-mailx-ansible) a new mail server (that will also serve our [mailing lists](https://lists.reproducible-builds.org)), to migrate out of our current hoster [potager.org](https://potager.org/).
* Mattia Rizzolo [started to set up a new mail server](https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/rb-mailx-ansible) that will also serve our [mailing lists](https://lists.reproducible-builds.org), to migrate from of our current host, [potager.org](https://potager.org/).
**Don't forget that Reproducible Builds is part of May/August 2019 round of [Outreachy](https://www.outreachy.org/) which offers paid internships to work on free software.** Internships are open to applicants around the world and are paid a stipend for the three month internship with an additional travel stipend to attend conferences. So far, we received more than ten initial requests from candidates and the closing date for applicants is April 2nd. More information is available [on the application page](https://www.outreachy.org/may-2019-august-2019-outreachy-internships/communities/debian/).
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This week's edition was written by Bernhard M. Wiedemann, [Chris Lamb](https://chris-lamb.co.uk/) and Holger Levsen & was reviewed by a bunch of Reproducible Builds folks on IRC & the mailing lists.
This week's edition was written by Bernhard M. Wiedemann, [Chris Lamb](https://chris-lamb.co.uk/), Holger Levsen, Mattia Rizzolo and Vagrant Cascadian & was reviewed by a bunch of Reproducible Builds folks on IRC & the mailing lists.
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