Re: Distribution-HOWTO entry for Debian
Good morning folks,
Dirk Eddelbuettel has remarked that the text concerning Debian Linux
is outdated in the Distribution-HOWTO. This morning I took some time
and wrote down what I think is important for this section.
I announce this as a proposal. I would be happy if any native english
speaker or project leader would look through it and correct it. As
english is only my second language there probably will be mistakes.
Please feel also free to re-write parts of it.
I would like to get this text out to Eric Raymond in order to have it
updated when 1.1 comes out.
For comparism I first include the original text, quoted by Dirk, then
the SGML text, then the formatted text.
First here's Dirks quote:
}(BTW: I cut-and-paste this from a zless display in an rxvt into this emacs/vm
} buffer. Why the heck do the empty lines vanish?)
}
}-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
}
} 4.3. Debian Linux Distribution
} Distributor:
} Ian A. Murdock
} Net: imurdock@gnu.ai.mit.edu FTP:
} <ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/info>
} Provider's Description:
} Debian GNU/Linux is a complete and fully-functional Unix-
} compatible operating system for the personal
} computer--specifically, the IBM PC and compatibles.
} Essentially, it is a preliminary release of the GNU operating
} system, integrating the finished parts of GNU with the Linux
} kernel and completing the system with freely redistributable
} software from a number of different sources and systems,
} including 4.4BSD-Lite. It is intended to be a freely
} redistributable replacement for commercial operating systems,
} but it can be used alongside MS-DOS, OS/2, Unix, etc. and can
} even reside on the same hard disk with them.
} For more information about Debian GNU/Linux, please refer to the
} files at <ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/info> in the directory or
} visit our World Wide Web page at <http://www.debian.org/>.
} Internet Access:
} Debian GNU/Linux is available via anonymous FTP from
} <ftp.debian.org/debian>,
} Entry last modified:
} 23 November 1995
} Editor's comments:
} The Debian distribution is currently under development by a
} ``semi-closed'' group of developers (rather then an individual)
} and has been adopted as the Free Software Foundation's Linux
} distribution.
}-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
And here comes the SGML source:
-- Begin SGML ---------------------------------------------------------
<sect1>Debian Linux Distribution
<p><descrip>
<tag/Distributor:/
Ian A. Murdock & The Debian Linux Association,
Station 11,
P.O. Box 3121,
West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
Net: <htmlurl url="debian-user@lists.debian.org" name="debian-user@lists.debian.org"> <newline>
WWW: <url url="http://www.debian.org/";> <newline>
FTP: <url url="ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/";>
<tag/Provider's Description:/
Debian Linux 1.1 is a complete and fully-functional Unix-compatible
operating system for the personal computer--specifically. Debian
1.1 is completely ELF. At the moment Debian Linux is only available
for the IBM PC, but it is worked on versions for Sparc, m68k and
Alpha machines.
Debian Linux is an easy to upgrade distribution that mostly
consists of freely redistributable software from a number of
different sources and systems. Non-free packages are also
available for the sake of a round system.
The benefit of Debian Linux is it's upgradability, well defined
dependencies between packages and its open development. It is only
distribution for Linux that is developed in the internet due to the
spirit of Linux and free software and not by a handfull of
individuals. More than 100 package maintainers are working on
about 500 packages and improving Debian Linux. Even more users are
are filing bugreports if there should be any.
Debian Linux is a very dynamic distribution. It is also very picky
about security concerns and bugs. Once a bug or security hint is
reported it will be elilminated very quickly. A new release of the
package will soon occur on well-known ftp archives.
For more information about Debian Linux, please refer to the
files at <url url="ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/";> or visit our
World Wide Web page at <url url="http://www.debian.org/";>.
<tag/Internet Access:/
Debian GNU/Linux is available via anonymous FTP from <url
url="ftp.debian.org/debian/">,
<tag/Entry last modified:/
12 June 1996
<tag/Editor's comments:/
If you're interested in joining this project be invited to
subscribe to either debian-user@lists.debian.org or
debian-devel@lists.debian.org by sending a mail to
debian-user-request@lists.debian.org (or debian-devel-request
respectively) with the word "help" in the subject line.
</descrip>
-- End SGML -----------------------------------------------------------
And here's the formatted result:
-- Begin Text ---------------------------------------------------------
4.3. Debian Linux Distribution
Distributor:
Ian A. Murdock & The Debian Linux Association, Station 11, P.O.
Box 3121, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
Net: debian-user@lists.debian.org
WWW: <http://www.debian.org/>
FTP: <ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/>
Provider's Description:
Debian Linux 1.1 is a complete and fully-functional Unix-
compatible operating system for the personal
computer--specifically. Debian 1.1 is completely ELF. At the
moment Debian Linux is only available for the IBM PC, but it is
worked on versions for Sparc, m68k and Alpha machines.
Debian Linux is an easy to upgrade distribution that mostly
consists of freely redistributable software from a number of
different sources and systems. Non-free packages are also
available for the sake of a round system.
The benefit of Debian Linux is it's upgradability, well defined
dependencies between packages and its open development. It is
only distribution for Linux that is developed in the internet
due to the spirit of Linux and free software and not by a
handfull of individuals. More than 100 package maintainers are
working on about 500 packages and improving Debian Linux. Even
more users are are filing bugreports if there should be any.
Debian Linux is a very dynamic distribution. It is also very
picky about security concerns and bugs. Once a bug or security
hint is reported it will be elilminated very quickly. A new
release of the package will soon occur on well-known ftp
archives.
For more information about Debian Linux, please refer to the
files at <ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/> or visit our World
Wide Web page at <http://www.debian.org/>.
Internet Access:
Debian GNU/Linux is available via anonymous FTP from
<ftp.debian.org/debian/>,
Entry last modified:
12 June 1996
Editor's comments:
If you're interested in joining this project be invited to
subscribe to either debian-user@lists.debian.org or debian-
devel@lists.debian.org by sending a mail to debian-user-
request@lists.debian.org (or debian-devel-request respectively)
with the word "help" in the subject line.
-- End Text -----------------------------------------------------------
Best regards,
Joey
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