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'''Debian''' (/ˈdɛbiən/)<ref>"[https://www.debian.org/intro/about Debian -- About]". Debian. [https://web.archive.org/web/19990117033720/https://www.debian.org/intro/about Archived] from the original on January 17, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2024.</ref>, also known as '''Debian GNU/Linux''', is a Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Debian Project, which was established by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993. The first version of Debian (0.01) was released on September 15, 1993<ref>"[http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/historic-linux/distributions/debian-0.91/ChangeLog ChangeLog]". [[wikipedia:Ibiblio|ibiblio]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170106042725/http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/historic-linux/distributions/debian-0.91/ChangeLog Archived] from the original on January 6, 2017.</ref>. | '''Debian''' (/ˈdɛbiən/)<ref>"[https://www.debian.org/intro/about Debian -- About]". Debian. [https://web.archive.org/web/19990117033720/https://www.debian.org/intro/about Archived] from the original on January 17, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2024.</ref>, also known as '''Debian GNU/Linux''', is a Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Debian Project, which was established by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993. The first version of Debian (0.01) was released on September 15, 1993<ref>"[http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/historic-linux/distributions/debian-0.91/ChangeLog ChangeLog]". [[wikipedia:Ibiblio|ibiblio]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170106042725/http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/historic-linux/distributions/debian-0.91/ChangeLog Archived] from the original on January 6, 2017.</ref>. | ||
Debian adheres to some of the principles of the GNU Project and Free Software<ref name=":0">[https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html "Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems"]. [[wikipedia:GNU|GNU]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231102171742/https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html Archived] from the original on November 2, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines "Debian Social Contract"]. Debian. October 1, 2022.</ref> and has been developed openly and distributed freely. The Free Software Foundation sponsored the project from November 1994 to November 1995<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231103150337/https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/project-history.en.txt "A Brief History of Debian"]. Archived from [https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/project-history.en.txt the original] on November 3, 2023.</ref>. However, it no longer receives endorsement from GNU and the FSF due to its long-standing practice of hosting non-free software repositories and, since 2022, including non-free firmware in its installation media by default<ref name=":0" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231102171923/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2022/10/msg00001.html "General Resolution: non-free firmware: results"]. Archived from [https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2022/10/msg00001.html the original] on November 2, 2023.</ref>. In 1997, the Debian Project established the nonprofit organization Software in the Public Interest to sustain its financial support for development. | |||
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Debian (/ˈdɛbiən/)[1], also known as Debian GNU/Linux, is a Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Debian Project, which was established by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993. The first version of Debian (0.01) was released on September 15, 1993[2].
Debian adheres to some of the principles of the GNU Project and Free Software[3][4] and has been developed openly and distributed freely. The Free Software Foundation sponsored the project from November 1994 to November 1995[5]. However, it no longer receives endorsement from GNU and the FSF due to its long-standing practice of hosting non-free software repositories and, since 2022, including non-free firmware in its installation media by default[3][6]. In 1997, the Debian Project established the nonprofit organization Software in the Public Interest to sustain its financial support for development.
- ↑ "Debian -- About". Debian. Archived from the original on January 17, 1999. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ↑ "ChangeLog". ibiblio. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems". GNU. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Debian Social Contract". Debian. October 1, 2022.
- ↑ "A Brief History of Debian". Archived from the original on November 3, 2023.
- ↑ "General Resolution: non-free firmware: results". Archived from the original on November 2, 2023.