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A Brief History of Debian

Abstract

This document describes the history and goals of the Debian project.

Copyright Notice

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Significant contributions were made to this document by

• Bdale Garbee [email protected]

• Hartmut Koptein [email protected]

• Nils Lohner [email protected]

• Will Lowe [email protected]

• Bill Mitchell [email protected]

• Ian Murdock [email protected]

• Martin Schulze [email protected]

• Craig Small [email protected]

• Javier Fernández-Sanguino[email protected]

This document is primarily maintained by Bdale Garbee [email protected].

Contents

• 1 Introduction -- What is the Debian Project?
  • 1.1 In the Beginning
  • 1.2 Pronouncing Debian
• 2 Leadership
• 3 Debian Releases
• 4 A Detailed History
  • 4.1 The 0.x Releases
  • 4.2 The 1.x Releases
  • 4.3 The 2.x Releases
  • 4.4 The 3.x Releases
  • 4.5 The 4.x Releases
  • 4.6 Important Events
  • 4.7 What's Next?
• A The Debian Manifesto
  • A.1 What is Debian Linux?
  • A.2 Why is Debian being constructed?
  • A.3 How will Debian attempt to put an end to these problems?

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A Brief History of Debian