Debian Social Contract

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Debian Project document foundational project document free software policy document governance document

The Debian Social Contract is a foundational document that outlines the Debian Project’s commitments to free software principles, transparency, and the rights of its users and developers.

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Label	Occurrences
Debian Social Contract canonical	9
Debian Social Contract (indirectly via project rules)	1

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Target entity: Debian Social Contract
Context triple: [Bruce Perens, workedOn, Debian Social Contract]

A. Debian Constitution
The Debian Constitution is the formal document that defines the organizational structure, decision-making processes, and powers of the various bodies within the Debian Project.
B. Debian Manifesto
The Debian Manifesto is a foundational document written by Ian Murdock that outlines the philosophy, goals, and principles behind the creation of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.
C. Debian Free Software Guidelines
The Debian Free Software Guidelines are a set of principles that define what constitutes free and open-source software for inclusion in the Debian operating system and have influenced other licensing and open-source definitions.
D. FSF free system distribution guidelines
The FSF free system distribution guidelines are a set of criteria defined by the Free Software Foundation to ensure that operating system distributions contain and promote only free software, respecting users’ freedom and control over their computing.
E. The GNU Manifesto
The GNU Manifesto is Richard Stallman’s foundational essay outlining the philosophy, goals, and rationale for the free software movement and the GNU Project.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Debian Social Contract
Target entity description: The Debian Social Contract is a foundational document that outlines the Debian Project’s commitments to free software principles, transparency, and the rights of its users and developers.

A. Debian Constitution
The Debian Constitution is the formal document that defines the organizational structure, decision-making processes, and powers of the various bodies within the Debian Project.
B. Debian Manifesto
The Debian Manifesto is a foundational document written by Ian Murdock that outlines the philosophy, goals, and principles behind the creation of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.
C. Debian Free Software Guidelines
The Debian Free Software Guidelines are a set of principles that define what constitutes free and open-source software for inclusion in the Debian operating system and have influenced other licensing and open-source definitions.
D. FSF free system distribution guidelines
The FSF free system distribution guidelines are a set of criteria defined by the Free Software Foundation to ensure that operating system distributions contain and promote only free software, respecting users’ freedom and control over their computing.
E. The GNU Manifesto
The GNU Manifesto is Richard Stallman’s foundational essay outlining the philosophy, goals, and rationale for the free software movement and the GNU Project.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Debian Project document ⓘ foundational project document ⓘ free software policy document ⓘ governance document ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure adherence to free software principles ⓘ ensure transparency in the Debian Project ⓘ protect developers’ rights ⓘ protect users’ rights ⓘ
appliesTo	Debian Project ⓘ linked to: Debian Debian developers ⓘ linked to: Debian Developers Debian users ⓘ
author	Debian Project ⓘ linked to: Debian community
corePrinciple	Debian priorities are its users and free software ⓘ Debian will give back to the free software community ⓘ Debian will not hide problems ⓘ Debian will remain 100% free software ⓘ Debian works closely with upstream software authors ⓘ
defines	Debian Free Software Guidelines ⓘ Debian Project commitments ⓘ
governs	inclusion of software in Debian ⓘ relationship between Debian and its users ⓘ relationship between Debian and upstream developers ⓘ
hasPart	Debian Free Software Guidelines ⓘ
influenced	Open Source Definition ⓘ linked to: Open Source Initiative other free software projects’ policies ⓘ
isBasisFor	Debian Free Software Guidelines ⓘ Debian’s definition of free software ⓘ
isUpdatedBy	Debian developers ⓘ linked to: Debian Developers
language	English ⓘ
license	free license ⓘ
outlines	Debian Project’s commitments to developers ⓘ Debian Project’s commitments to free software principles ⓘ Debian Project’s commitments to transparency ⓘ Debian Project’s commitments to users ⓘ
publisher	Debian Project ⓘ linked to: Debian
scope	Debian infrastructure and services ⓘ Debian operating system distribution ⓘ linked to: Debian
status	active ⓘ
subject	developer rights ⓘ free software ⓘ open source software ⓘ project governance ⓘ software distribution ⓘ software freedom ⓘ user rights ⓘ
title	Debian Social Contract ⓘ
updateProcess	Debian General Resolution ⓘ
url	https://www.debian.org/social_contract ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bruce Perens → workedOn → Debian Social Contract ⓘ

Bruce Perens → helpedDevelop → Debian Social Contract ⓘ

Bruce Perens → notableWork → Debian Social Contract ⓘ

Project Leader → mustFollow → Debian Social Contract ⓘ

Debian Technical Committee → governedBy → Debian Social Contract (indirectly via project rules) ⓘ

subject linked to: Technical Committee

linked to: Debian Social Contract

Debian contrib component → isDocumentedIn → Debian Social Contract ⓘ

Debian non-free component → documentedIn → Debian Social Contract ⓘ

Debian Release Team → associatedWith → Debian Social Contract ⓘ

Debian Manifesto → relatedTo → Debian Social Contract ⓘ

Debian Social Contract → title → Debian Social Contract ⓘ

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