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\def\DebianName{Debian GNU/Linux}

\def\Universal{The Universal Operating System}

\def\WhatIsDebianCaption{What is Debian GNU/Linux?}

\def\WhatIsDebian{%
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\noindent
Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating
system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your
computer run. At the core of every operating system is the kernel.  It
is the most fundamental program on the computer: it does all the basic
housekeeping and lets you start other programs. Debian is currently
based on the Linux kernel and includes more than 9,500 packages of
utilities and applications. Almost 1,000 developers are working hard
to maintain Debian's high quality.
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}

\def\FreedomCaption{Freedom}

\def\Freedom{%
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Debian is comprised entirely of Free Software.  By Free Software, we
don't just mean zero cost, but also the Freedom to use it how and where you
want, share it with your friends, read and modify the source code, and
distribute those changes to other people.  This means Debian can be
used with no limitations - even in commercial environments!  Debian is
the largest collection of ready-to-install Free Software on the Internet.
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}

\def\CommunityCaption{Community}

\def\Community{%
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The Debian project is a 100\% volunteer effort aiming at producing
a world class Open Source operating system. There are currently about
1,000 people from around the world developing the Debian
system, each with roles ranging from package development through
quality assurance, security, policy, and strategy. The Debian project
is engaged to the principles of software freedom and openness. Its
commitment is plainly stated in the Debian Social Contract published
at
\boxurl{http://www.debian.org/social_contract}. The Debian Free Software
Guidelines describe the criteria that licenses for software included
in the Debian operating system must meet. The Open Source Definition
is a derived work of the Debian Free Software Guidelines. 
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}

\def\ContinuityCaption{Continuity}

\def\Continuity{%
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The Debian packaging system permits a seamless transition to newer
program versions without the requirement to begin a new installation
from scratch, and it won't delete your old configuration.
Dependencies between programs are handled automatically:
If a package which you want to install
requires another package, the installer takes care of it.
You can install and upgrade using disks,
CD-ROMs, or over a network connection.
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}

% Fixme: there should probably be a subheading "Continuity"
% and this text should probably go under some subheading,
% but do they really belong together? How about adding
% "ease of maintenance" and plug the packaging system
% in that context instead? (I'd avoid the monstrous word
% "maintainability" ... and it's hard to translate elegantly)


\def\StabilityCaption{Stability}

\def\Stability{%
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Debian has no commercial pressure and will not release a new and
possibly unstable version just because the market requires that. The
Debian maintainers always test the system thoroughly and attempt to
remove all known bugs before releasing a new version.
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}

\def\PortabilityCaption{Portability}

\def\Portability{%
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Debian is available and runs equally well on the following
architectures: Alpha, ARM, HP PA-RISC, IBM S/390, Intel x86, Intel
IA-64, Motorola 68k, MIPS/MIPSel, PowerPC, SPARC.
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}

\def\IncludedCaption{Included with Debian GNU/Linux}

\def\Included{%
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\noindent
Actually, the complete Debian GNU/Linux distribution fits barely on 6 CDs
(architecture-dependent precompiled binaries, even more CDs with source). Inside
you'll find:
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}

\def\Utilities{%
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the full set of GNU utilities, editors (emacs, vi,~\ldots), network
clients (telnet, ftp, finger,~\ldots), web browsers, privacy tools
(gpg, ssh,~\ldots), email clients, and every little tool you can think
of
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}

\def\Networking{%
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full set of network protocols (PPP, TCP/IP, Apple\tm\ EtherTalk,
Windows\tm\ SMB, Novell\tm,~\ldots)
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}

\def\Programming{%
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development tools for the major programming languages (and some of the
more obscure ones as well) like: C, C++, Objective-C, Java, Python,
Perl, Smalltalk, Lisp, Scheme, Haskell, Ada, and more
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}

\def\Windowsystem{%
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the X11 Window System, complete with dozens of window managers and the
two leading desktops: Gnome and KDE
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}

\def\Documents{%
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the \TeX/\LaTeX\ document preparation system, PostScript\tm\ and Type1
fonts and tools, the Ghostscript PostScript\tm\ interpreter, and a
complete XML/SGML/HTML development environment
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}

\def\Graphics{%
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GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program (a free alternative to
Photoshop\tm)
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}

\def\Office{%
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a complete set of office applications: WYSIWYG editors, calendars,
spreadsheets, databases, etc.
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}

\def\Databases{%
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relational databases, like PostgreSQL, MySQL and
development tools (application servers, server side scripting
languages)
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}

\def\KnowMoreCaption{Want to know more?}

\def\KnowMore{%
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\noindent
Simply point your browser at
\boxurl{http://www.debian.org/}. If you need any information or help you
can join the IRC channel \#debian on \boxurl{irc.debian.org}, or
one of the Debian mailing lists. See
\boxurl{http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/subscribe} for instructions.
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}

\def\Install{%
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\noindent
If you want to install Debian GNU/Linux, you can download the install
floppies from \boxurl{ftp://ftp.debian.org/} and then go for a network
install, or order some Debian CDs. Debian does not sell CDs itself but
provides Official CD Images that numerous vendors print and sell. 
For details about the Official CD Images simply go to
\boxurl{http://www.debian.org/CD/}.
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}

\def\SocialContractCaption{Debian Social Contract}

\def\SocialContractIntro{%
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\noindent
We have created the Debian Social Contract. 
The Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG),
part of the contract, initially designed as a set of commitments that
we agree to abide by, has been adopted by the free software community
as the basis of the Open Source Definition.
}

\def\SocialContract{
\begin{enumerate}
\item Debian Will Remain 100\% Free Software

      We promise to keep the Debian GNU/Linux Distribution entirely
   free software. As there are many definitions of free software, we
   include the guidelines we use to determine if software is ``free''
   below. We will support our users who develop and run non-free
   software on Debian, but we will never make the system depend on an
   item of non-free software.

\item We Will Give Back to the Free Software Community

      When we write new components of the Debian system, we will
   license them as free software. We will make the best system we can,
   so that free software will be widely distributed and used. We will
   feed back bug-fixes, improvements, user requests, etc. to the
   ``upstream'' authors of software included in our system.

\item We Won't Hide Problems

      We will keep our entire bug-report database open for public view
   at all times. Reports that users file on-line will immediately
   become visible to others.
   
\item Our Priorities are Our Users and Free Software

      We will be guided by the needs of our users and the
   free-software community. We will place their interests first in our
   priorities. We will support the needs of our users for operation in
   many different kinds of computing environment. We won't object to
   commercial software that is intended to run on Debian systems, and
   we'll allow others to create value-added distributions containing
   both Debian and commercial software, without any fee from us. To
   support these goals, we will provide an integrated system of
   high-quality, 100\% free software, with no legal restrictions that
   would prevent these kinds of use.

\item Programs That Don't Meet Our Free-Software Standards

      We acknowledge that some of our users require the use of
      programs that don't conform to the Debian Free Software
      Guidelines. We have created ``contrib'' and ``non-free'' areas in
      our FTP archive for this software. The software in these
      directories is not part of the Debian system, although it has
      been configured for use with Debian. We encourage CD
      manufacturers to read the licenses of software packages in these
      directories and determine if they can distribute that software
      on their CDs. Thus, although non-free software isn't a part of
      Debian, we support its use, and we provide infrastructure (such
      as our bug-tracking system and mailing lists) for non-free
      software packages.
\end{enumerate}
}

\def\DFSGCaption{Debian Free Software Guidelines}

\def\DFSG{%
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\begin{enumerate}
\item Free Redistribution

      The license of a Debian component may not restrict any party
   from selling or giving away the software as a component of an
   aggregate software distribution containing programs from several
   different sources. The license may not require a royalty or other
   fee for such sale.

\item Source Code

      The program must include source code, and must allow
   distribution in source code as well as compiled form.

\item Derived Works

      The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must
   allow them to be distributed under the same terms as the license of
   the original software.

\item Integrity of The Author's Source Code

      The license may restrict source-code from being distributed in
   modified form \emph{only} if the license allows the distribution of
   "patch files" with the source code for the purpose of modifying the
   program at build time. The license must explicitly permit
   distribution of software built from modified source code. The
   license may require derived works to carry a different name or
   version number from the original software. (This is a
   compromise. The Debian group encourages all authors not to restrict
   any files, source or binary, from being modified.)

\item No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups

      The license must not discriminate against any person or group of
   persons.

\item No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor

      The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the
   program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not
   restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being
   used for genetic research.

\item Distribution of License

      The rights attached to the program must apply to all to whom the
   program is redistributed without the need for execution of an
   additional license by those parties.

\item License Must Not Be Specific to Debian

      The rights attached to the program must not depend on the
   program's being part of a Debian system. If the program is
   extracted from Debian and used or distributed without Debian but
   otherwise within the terms of the program's license, all parties to
   whom the program is redistributed should have the same rights as
   those that are granted in conjunction with the Debian system.

\item License Must Not Contaminate Other Software

      The license must not place restrictions on other software that
  is distributed along with the licensed software. For example, the
  license must not insist that all other programs distributed on the
  same medium must be free software.

\item Example Licenses

      The ``GPL'', ``BSD'', and ``Artistic'' licenses are examples of
      licenses that we consider ``free''.
\end{enumerate}
}


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This flyer was made using \LaTeX\ and a Debian system.
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\def\SponsoredBy{
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Printing of this flyer was sponsored by
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% URL of the sponsor
\def\SponsorURL{http://www.credativ.de/}

% EPS file in sponsors/ subdirectory
\def\SponsorLogo{credativ}