Re: How to properly cite Debian in an academic work?

[Joost van Baal-Ilić <joostvb-debian@mdcc.cx>]

Hi Joenio,

On Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 04:49:27PM +0200, Joenio Marques da Costa wrote:
> 
> Do we have any documentation with recommendation on how to
> properly cite Debian in an academic work?
> 
> By citing Debian I mean a citation to the Debian project
> as a whole rather then citing a specific package inside Debian.
> 
> When I search on Google Scholar for the string below.
> 
> "Debian Operating System"
> 
> I can find some results, such as [1] and [2], that could be
> used to cite "Debian - The Operating System" but I'm not sure
> it would be the best approach.
> 
> Do you have any recommendation or references where can I find
> more info about this topic?
> 
> [1] https://www.jstor.org/stable/223198
> [2] https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.5555/1212556

I think scientific citations refer to texts / books / articles, not to software
collections?  So The Debian Operating System we ship is not a publication which
could be cited?

My € 0,02.

Bye,

Joost