1.1. 什麼是 Debian?

Debian is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to developing free software and promoting the ideals of the Free Software community. The Debian Project began in 1993, when Ian Murdock issued an open invitation to software developers to contribute to a complete and coherent software distribution based on the relatively new Linux kernel. That relatively small band of dedicated enthusiasts, originally funded by the Free Software Foundation and influenced by the GNU philosophy, has grown over the years into an organization of around 1000 Debian Developers.

Debian 開發人員所做的工作包括有:網站FTP 站台管理、圖形設計、軟體許可證的法律分析、編寫文件、當然,還有維護軟體套件。

為了傳遞我們的理念並吸引那些與 Debian 有著相同信仰的開發人員,Debian 計劃發表了許多文件來闡明我們的價值觀和成為 Debian 開發人員的意義。

Debian 開發人員還參與了其他許多計畫。有些是針對 Debian 的,另外則是關於 Linux 社群的。例如:

關於 Debian 的更多資訊,請參考 Debian 常見問答集