The Debian Project
 
"The Universal Operating System" Gnu/Linux "Debian is a free operating system (OS).. uses the Linux kernel.. but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux" "an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system" |
Releases - always at least three releases in active maintenance Stable: the latest officially released distribution of Debian - version codename Woody Testing: contains packages not yet accepted into Stable, but in the queue - more recent software versions but no official support Unstable: where active development of Debian occurs, "on the edge" - called sid |