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10.10Some users like mawk, others like gawk; some like vim, others like elvis; some
like trn, others like tin; how does Debian support diversity?
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11 Getting support for Debian GNU/Linux
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11.1 What other documentation exists on and for a Debian system?
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11.2 Are there any on line resources for discussing Debian?
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11.2.1 Mailing lists
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11.2.2 Maintainers
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11.2.3 Usenet newsgroups
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11.3 Is there a quick way to search for information on Debian GNU/Linux?
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11.4 Are there logs of known bugs?
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11.5 How do I report a bug in Debian?
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12 Contributing to the Debian Project
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12.1 How can I become a Debian software developer?
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12.2 How can I contribute resources to the Debian project?
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12.3 How can I contribute financially to the Debian project?
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12.3.1 Software in the Public Interest
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12.3.2 Free Software Foundation
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13 Redistributing Debian GNU/Linux in a commercial product
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13.1 Can I make and sell Debian CDs?
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13.2 Can Debian be packaged with non free software?
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13.3 I am making a special Linux distribution for a vertical market . Can I use De
bian GNU/Linux for the guts of a Linux system and add my own applications
on top of it?
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13.4 Can I put my commercial program in a Debian package so that it installs ef
fortlessly on any Debian system?
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14 Changes expected in the next major release of Debian
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14.1 Increased security
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14.2 Extended support for non English users
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14.3 More architectures
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14.4 More kernels
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