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Re: Press Release: Debian turns 17



Query quote word choice and punctuation, fix DFSG expansion.

Justin B Rye <jbr@edlug.org.uk> wrote:
> Gabriella Coleman wrote:
> > "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> > 
> > The Debian Project is pleased mark the 17th anniversary of its start. As
>                      is pleased to mark
>                      (or) happy                            (or) inception
> 
> > the official project history states;[0] "The Debian Project was
>                                states[0]:
                            (or) says[0]:
> > officially founded by Ian Murdock on August 16th, 1993. At that time,
> > the whole concept of a "distribution" of Linux was new. Ian intended
> > Debian to be a distribution which would be made openly, in the spirit of
> > Linux and GNU".

(Nesting ""s is a bit confusing - switch one set to single ''s?)

[...]
> > of software packages, all following Debian's Free Software Guidelines.[1]
>                       ^
> Insert something about "available for a wide range of architectures"?
> Mention that Squeeze, just frozen, is more than just a Linux distro?

                                        the Debian Free Software Guidelines[1].

Hope that helps,
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