Information on the Debian Project

Basic information

Debian FAQ: People who don't know much about Debian often ask similar questions. The Debian FAQ (Frequently Asked/Answered Questions) tries to answer many of these.
About Debian: A small summary of what Debian is about, useful for people which do not want to browse the FAQ.

Project

The following documents provide more information of what the Debian Project is and how it works. They are useful to understand the why's, the who's and the what's of the Project.

Why Use Debian?
A list of reasons explaining why you should use Debian to run your systems.
How does support work in Debian?
A list of the different support systems that can be used by Debian users.
Debian's Social Contract
Our social contract with the community of free software users.
Debian's Organizational Structure
A list of different jobs and the e-mail addresses to use in order to contact the people responsible for particular aspects in Debian.
Introduction to the Debian mailing lists
Information related to the Debian mailing lists.
What does Free mean?
An explanation of what does the Debian project mean when using the term 'free'.
Donations to Software in the Public Interest
Description of how to donate money or resources to Debian.
The Debian Constitution
This document describes the organisational structure for formal decision-making in the Project. It does not describe the goals of the Project or how it achieves them, or contain any policies except those directly related to the decision-making process.
How to report a bug in Debian
Specific information on the procedure to report bugs in Debian, including the use of automated bug reporting tools.