Debian Free Software Guidelines
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The Debian Free Software Guidelines are a set of principles that define what constitutes free and open-source software for inclusion in the Debian operating system and have influenced other licensing and open-source definitions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Debian Free Software Guidelines canonical | 17 |
| Debian Social Contract | 3 |
| DFSG | 1 |
| Debian Free Software Guidelines (for its own code) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1717604 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Debian Free Software Guidelines Context triple: [Debian, follows, Debian Free Software Guidelines]
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A.
The GNU Manifesto
The GNU Manifesto is Richard Stallman’s foundational essay outlining the philosophy, goals, and rationale for the free software movement and the GNU Project.
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B.
GNU Free Documentation License
The GNU Free Documentation License is a copyleft license designed to ensure that documentation, textbooks, and other written works remain freely usable, modifiable, and redistributable.
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C.
Free Software Foundation
The Free Software Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes computer users' freedom and defends the rights of all software users through advocacy, licensing, and development of free software.
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D.
Free Software Foundation Europe
Free Software Foundation Europe is a non-profit organization that promotes and defends free and open source software, digital rights, and user freedoms across Europe.
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E.
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is a widely used free software license that guarantees users the freedoms to run, study, share, and modify software while requiring that derivative works remain similarly open.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Debian Free Software Guidelines Target entity description: The Debian Free Software Guidelines are a set of principles that define what constitutes free and open-source software for inclusion in the Debian operating system and have influenced other licensing and open-source definitions.
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A.
The GNU Manifesto
The GNU Manifesto is Richard Stallman’s foundational essay outlining the philosophy, goals, and rationale for the free software movement and the GNU Project.
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B.
GNU Free Documentation License
The GNU Free Documentation License is a copyleft license designed to ensure that documentation, textbooks, and other written works remain freely usable, modifiable, and redistributable.
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C.
Free Software Foundation
The Free Software Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes computer users' freedom and defends the rights of all software users through advocacy, licensing, and development of free software.
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D.
Free Software Foundation Europe
Free Software Foundation Europe is a non-profit organization that promotes and defends free and open source software, digital rights, and user freedoms across Europe.
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E.
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is a widely used free software license that guarantees users the freedoms to run, study, share, and modify software while requiring that derivative works remain similarly open.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free software guideline
ⓘ
open-source software guideline ⓘ software license guideline ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Debian operating system
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian
|
| basisFor |
Debian Free Software Guidelines interpretation documents
ⓘ
classification of Debian packages as free ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| defines |
criteria for free software in Debian
ⓘ
criteria for open-source software in Debian ⓘ |
| firstPublishedBy |
Debian Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian
|
| governs | inclusion of software in Debian main archive ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Debian contrib component
ⓘ
Debian main component ⓘ Debian non-free component ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
allowance of derived works
ⓘ
distribution of license ⓘ free redistribution ⓘ integrity of the author’s source code ⓘ license must be technology-neutral ⓘ license must not be specific to Debian ⓘ license must not contaminate other software ⓘ license must not restrict other software ⓘ no discrimination against fields of endeavor ⓘ no discrimination against persons or groups ⓘ source code availability ⓘ |
| hasURL | https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines ⓘ |
| influenced |
Debian licensing policy
ⓘ
Open Source Definition ⓘ
linked to:
Open Source Initiative
other free and open-source software distributions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| license |
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license (for text on debian.org)
ⓘ
linked to:
Creative Commons license
|
| maintainedBy |
Debian Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian
|
| partOf |
Debian Social Contract
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian Free Software Guidelines
|
| publisher |
Debian Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian
|
| relatedTo |
Debian Social Contract
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian Free Software Guidelines
Free Software Definition ⓘ Open Source Definition ⓘ
linked to:
Open Source Initiative
|
| shortName |
DFSG
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian Free Software Guidelines
|
| topic |
free software
ⓘ
open-source software ⓘ software licensing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining whether software is suitable for Debian main repository
ⓘ
evaluating software licenses for Debian main archive ⓘ |
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Subject: Debian Free Software Guidelines Description of subject: The Debian Free Software Guidelines are a set of principles that define what constitutes free and open-source software for inclusion in the Debian operating system and have influenced other licensing and open-source definitions.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Debian Free Software Guidelines
linked to: Debian Free Software Guidelines
linked to: Debian Free Software Guidelines
linked to: Debian Free Software Guidelines
linked to: Debian Free Software Guidelines