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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.