What is Debian?
The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system we created is called Debian GNU / Linux, or simply Debian for short.
An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that allow a computer. At the heart of an operating system is the heart.The nucleus is the largest program in the computer and does all the basics and allows you to run other programs.
Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel. Linux is a software developed by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers around the world.
However, the work is in progress to provide Debian for other kernels, primarily for the Hurd. Hurd is a set of servers that run on a microkernel (such as Mach) to implement different features.Hurd is free software produced by the GNU project.
Much of the basic tools to complete the operating system GNU, so that the names: GNU / Linux and GNU / Hurd. These tools are also free.
Of course, people want an application software: tools to help them get what they want done, from editing documents to running a business of games to writing more software. Debian comes with over 29000 packages (precompiled software in a format suitable for easy installation on your machine) - all for free.
It's a bit "like a tower. At the base is the kernel. Above are the basic tools. Then comes all the software running on your computer. At the top of the tower is Debian - carefully organizing and fitting everything to everything works together.
Everything is free?
One might ask: why people spend hours of their time writing software, the package carefully and then give it all away? The answers are as varied as the people who contribute. Some people like to help others. Many write programs to learn more about computers. More and more people are seeking ways to avoid the inflated prices of the software. A crowd of more help as a thank you for all the great free software that has received from others. Many in academia create free software for their research on a wider use. Businesses help maintain free software so they can have a say in how it develops - there is no faster way to get a new function to implement it yourself! Of course, many of us find it very funny.
Debian is so committed to free software that we think would be helpful if this commitment was formalized in a written document.Therefore, our social contract was born.
Although Debian believes in free software, there are cases where people want or need to put non-free software on their machines.Whenever possible Debian will support. There is also a growing number of packages whose sole job is to install non-free software on a Debian system.
You say free, but the CDs / bandwidth cost!
One might ask: If the software is free, so why should I pay a vendor for a CD, or pay an ISP for downloading?
When you buy a CD, you pay for someone's time, capital investment to make records, and the risk (if not sold out). In other words, you pay for a physical medium used to provide the software, not the software itself.
When we use the word "free" is not freedom of the software, which is free. You can read more about what we mean by "free software" and that the Free Software Foundation, said about it.
Most software costs $ 100. How can I give?
A better question is how software companies get away with as much support? The software is not like a machine. Once you have made a copy of the software, the cost of producing over one million are small (there is a good reason why Microsoft has so many billions in the bank).
Look at it another way: if you had an endless supply of sand in the yard, he would be willing to give the sand. It would be folly, however, to pay for a truck to bring to others. This would itself (which is equivalent to the discharge of the network) or can pay someone to deliver to your door (equivalent to buying a CD). This is exactly how Debian works and why most CD / DVD is so cheap (only U.S. $ 12 for 4 DVD).
Debian does not have the money from the sale of CDs. At the same time, it takes money to pay expenses such as domain registration and equipment. Therefore, we ask that you buy a CD vendors who donate a portion of your purchase to Debian.
What hardware is supported?
Debian runs on almost all personal computers, including older models. Each new release of Debian generally supports a larger number of architectures. For a complete list of courses supported, see the documentation for the team.
Almost all common hardware is supported. If you want to be sure that all devices connected to your machine are supported, visit the Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO.
There are some companies that make it difficult not to support the release specifications of your equipment. This means that we might be able to use their hardware with GNU / Linux. Some companies offer non-free drivers, but it is a problem because the company could then go out of business or stop support for hardware you have. It is advisable to purchase only the hardware manufacturers that provide free drivers for their products.
I am looking for more information.
We recommend that you check out the FAQ.
I am not yet convinced.
Do not take our word for it - even try Debian. Since the space on the hard disk has become less expensive, you can probably save about 2 GB. If you do not want or need a graphical desktop, 600 MB is sufficient. Debian can be installed easily in this extra space and can coexist with your current operating system. If you need more space at the end, you can simply delete an operating system (and after seeing the power of a Debian system, we hope that will not delete Debian).
How to test a new operating system will take some 'of your valuable time, it is understandable that you might have reservations. For this reason, we have compiled a list of pros and cons of Debian. This should help you decide if you think it's worth.We hope you appreciate our honesty and transparency.
How do I get Debian?
And "the most popular to install Debian from a CD can be purchased for the press in one of our many suppliers CD. If you have good access to the Internet, you can download and install Debian on the Internet.
Please see our page on how to get the manual for more information.
If you have not already done so, you can watch the Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO.
Remember to take a look through the packages we offer (I hope not to be intimidated by the large number).
I can not do. How can I get help for Debian?
You can get help reading the documentation is available on the site and the package you can install on your system. You can also contact us through mailing lists or use IRC. You can also hire a consultant to do the job.
Please see our documentation and support pages for more information.
Are you all anyway?
Debian is produced by almost a thousand active developers spread around the world who volunteer in their spare time. Some developers have met in person. Communication is primarily by e-mail (mailing lists at lists.debian.org) and IRC (# debian channel on irc.debian.org).
The Debian project has a well-organized. For more information on how Debian looks like from the inside, feel free to browse around the corner of the developers.
Who uses Debian?
Although accurate statistics are not available (since Debian does not require users to register), the evidence is strong enough that Debian is used by a wide range of organizations, large and small, as well as thousands of people. See our Debian users?page of a list of high profile organizations that submitted a brief description of how and why to use Debian.
How all this?
Debian was begun in August 1993 by Ian Murdock as a new distribution that is made openly, in the spirit of Linux and GNU.Debian would be carefully and conscientiously, and will be maintained and supported with the same. It started as a small, very close to the free software hackers, and gradually grew into a large community of developers and well-organized and users.See the detailed history.
As many people have asked, Debian is pronounced / de.bi.ən /.Comes from the name of the creator of Debian, Ian Murdock, and his wife, Debra.
The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system we created is called Debian GNU / Linux, or simply Debian for short.
An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that allow a computer. At the heart of an operating system is the heart.The nucleus is the largest program in the computer and does all the basics and allows you to run other programs.
Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel. Linux is a software developed by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers around the world.
However, the work is in progress to provide Debian for other kernels, primarily for the Hurd. Hurd is a set of servers that run on a microkernel (such as Mach) to implement different features.Hurd is free software produced by the GNU project.
Much of the basic tools to complete the operating system GNU, so that the names: GNU / Linux and GNU / Hurd. These tools are also free.
Of course, people want an application software: tools to help them get what they want done, from editing documents to running a business of games to writing more software. Debian comes with over 29000 packages (precompiled software in a format suitable for easy installation on your machine) - all for free.
It's a bit "like a tower. At the base is the kernel. Above are the basic tools. Then comes all the software running on your computer. At the top of the tower is Debian - carefully organizing and fitting everything to everything works together.
Everything is free?
One might ask: why people spend hours of their time writing software, the package carefully and then give it all away? The answers are as varied as the people who contribute. Some people like to help others. Many write programs to learn more about computers. More and more people are seeking ways to avoid the inflated prices of the software. A crowd of more help as a thank you for all the great free software that has received from others. Many in academia create free software for their research on a wider use. Businesses help maintain free software so they can have a say in how it develops - there is no faster way to get a new function to implement it yourself! Of course, many of us find it very funny.
Debian is so committed to free software that we think would be helpful if this commitment was formalized in a written document.Therefore, our social contract was born.
Although Debian believes in free software, there are cases where people want or need to put non-free software on their machines.Whenever possible Debian will support. There is also a growing number of packages whose sole job is to install non-free software on a Debian system.
You say free, but the CDs / bandwidth cost!
One might ask: If the software is free, so why should I pay a vendor for a CD, or pay an ISP for downloading?
When you buy a CD, you pay for someone's time, capital investment to make records, and the risk (if not sold out). In other words, you pay for a physical medium used to provide the software, not the software itself.
When we use the word "free" is not freedom of the software, which is free. You can read more about what we mean by "free software" and that the Free Software Foundation, said about it.
Most software costs $ 100. How can I give?
A better question is how software companies get away with as much support? The software is not like a machine. Once you have made a copy of the software, the cost of producing over one million are small (there is a good reason why Microsoft has so many billions in the bank).
Look at it another way: if you had an endless supply of sand in the yard, he would be willing to give the sand. It would be folly, however, to pay for a truck to bring to others. This would itself (which is equivalent to the discharge of the network) or can pay someone to deliver to your door (equivalent to buying a CD). This is exactly how Debian works and why most CD / DVD is so cheap (only U.S. $ 12 for 4 DVD).
Debian does not have the money from the sale of CDs. At the same time, it takes money to pay expenses such as domain registration and equipment. Therefore, we ask that you buy a CD vendors who donate a portion of your purchase to Debian.
What hardware is supported?
Debian runs on almost all personal computers, including older models. Each new release of Debian generally supports a larger number of architectures. For a complete list of courses supported, see the documentation for the team.
Almost all common hardware is supported. If you want to be sure that all devices connected to your machine are supported, visit the Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO.
There are some companies that make it difficult not to support the release specifications of your equipment. This means that we might be able to use their hardware with GNU / Linux. Some companies offer non-free drivers, but it is a problem because the company could then go out of business or stop support for hardware you have. It is advisable to purchase only the hardware manufacturers that provide free drivers for their products.
I am looking for more information.
We recommend that you check out the FAQ.
I am not yet convinced.
Do not take our word for it - even try Debian. Since the space on the hard disk has become less expensive, you can probably save about 2 GB. If you do not want or need a graphical desktop, 600 MB is sufficient. Debian can be installed easily in this extra space and can coexist with your current operating system. If you need more space at the end, you can simply delete an operating system (and after seeing the power of a Debian system, we hope that will not delete Debian).
How to test a new operating system will take some 'of your valuable time, it is understandable that you might have reservations. For this reason, we have compiled a list of pros and cons of Debian. This should help you decide if you think it's worth.We hope you appreciate our honesty and transparency.
How do I get Debian?
And "the most popular to install Debian from a CD can be purchased for the press in one of our many suppliers CD. If you have good access to the Internet, you can download and install Debian on the Internet.
Please see our page on how to get the manual for more information.
If you have not already done so, you can watch the Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO.
Remember to take a look through the packages we offer (I hope not to be intimidated by the large number).
I can not do. How can I get help for Debian?
You can get help reading the documentation is available on the site and the package you can install on your system. You can also contact us through mailing lists or use IRC. You can also hire a consultant to do the job.
Please see our documentation and support pages for more information.
Are you all anyway?
Debian is produced by almost a thousand active developers spread around the world who volunteer in their spare time. Some developers have met in person. Communication is primarily by e-mail (mailing lists at lists.debian.org) and IRC (# debian channel on irc.debian.org).
The Debian project has a well-organized. For more information on how Debian looks like from the inside, feel free to browse around the corner of the developers.
Who uses Debian?
Although accurate statistics are not available (since Debian does not require users to register), the evidence is strong enough that Debian is used by a wide range of organizations, large and small, as well as thousands of people. See our Debian users?page of a list of high profile organizations that submitted a brief description of how and why to use Debian.
How all this?
Debian was begun in August 1993 by Ian Murdock as a new distribution that is made openly, in the spirit of Linux and GNU.Debian would be carefully and conscientiously, and will be maintained and supported with the same. It started as a small, very close to the free software hackers, and gradually grew into a large community of developers and well-organized and users.See the detailed history.
As many people have asked, Debian is pronounced / de.bi.ən /.Comes from the name of the creator of Debian, Ian Murdock, and his wife, Debra.
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