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Scope of This Document

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The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the recommended procedures and the available resources for Debian developers.

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The procedures discussed within include how to become a maintainer (<xref linkend="new-maintainer"/>); how to create new packages (<xref linkend="newpackage"/>) and how to upload packages (<xref linkend="upload"/>); how to handle bug reports (<xref linkend="bug-handling"/>); how to move, remove, or orphan packages (<xref linkend="archive-manip"/>); how to port packages (<xref linkend="porting"/>); and how and when to do interim releases of other maintainers' packages (<xref linkend="nmu"/>).

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The resources discussed in this reference include the mailing lists (<xref linkend="mailing-lists"/>) and servers (<xref linkend="server-machines"/>); a discussion of the structure of the Debian archive (<xref linkend="archive"/>); explanation of the different servers which accept package uploads (<xref linkend="upload-ftp-master"/>); and a discussion of resources which can help maintainers with the quality of their packages (<xref linkend="tools"/>).

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It should be clear that this reference does not discuss the technical details of Debian packages nor how to generate them. Nor does this reference detail the standards to which Debian software must comply. All of such information can be found in the <ulink url="&url-debian-policy;">Debian Policy Manual</ulink>.

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Furthermore, this document is <emphasis>not an expression of formal policy</emphasis>. It contains documentation for the Debian system and generally agreed-upon best practices. Thus, it is not what is called a ``normative'' document.