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The Debian Social Contract (DSC) is a document which frames the moral agenda of the Debian project. The values outlined in the Social Contract provide the basic principles for the Debian Free Software Guidelines, which serve as the basis of the Open Source Definition.
Debian believes that the makers of a free software operating system should provide certain guarantees when a user entrusts them with control of a computer. These guarantees include:
The idea of the DSC was first proposed by Ean Schuessler after a conversation with Bob Young, co-founder of Red Hat. Schuessler remarked that Red Hat should issue a set of guidelines that would guarantee to the community that as the company expanded, it would always be committed to the ideals of Free Software. Young remarked that this would be a "kiss of death" for RedHat, implying that it would constrain the company's ability to generate profit. Concerned about Young's response, Schuessler and other Debian developers decided to bring up the idea of a "social contract" that would supplement Debian's initial Manifesto, written by Ian Murdock. Bruce Perens later headed the effort in June 1997[1] to coordinate the creation of the DSC, using the Free Software Definition as basis.[2][3]
The Debian project ratified its social contract 1.0 on July 5, 1997.[4]
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