Debian Free Software Guidelines

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Debian Free Software Guidelines

Summary

Debian Free Software Guidelines is a document[1]. It draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (document category, ranking #62 of 158).[2]

Key Facts

  • Debian Free Software Guidelines authored Bruce Perens[3].
  • Debian Free Software Guidelines's instance of is recorded as document[4].
  • Debian Free Software Guidelines's instance of is recorded as guideline[5].
  • Debian Free Software Guidelines's instance of is recorded as convention[6].
  • Debian Free Software Guidelines's part of is recorded as Debian Social Contract[7].
  • Debian Free Software Guidelines's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Debian Free Software Guidelines's publication date is recorded as +1997-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Debian Free Software Guidelines's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02hb4m[10].
  • Debian Free Software Guidelines's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines[11].
  • Debian Free Software Guidelines's facet of is recorded as free software[12].
  • Debian Free Software Guidelines's derivative work is recorded as The Open Source Definition[13].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Debian Free Software Guidelines authored Bruce Perens[3].

Publication

Debian Free Software Guidelines's publication date is recorded as +1997-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its part of is recorded as Debian Social Contract[7].

Why It Matters

Debian Free Software Guidelines draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (document category, ranking #62 of 158).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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