Developers Reference

This package contains the Debian Developer's Reference, a set of guidelines and best practices which has been established by and for the community of Debian developers and maintainers. If you are not maintaining Debian packages, you probably do not need this package.

Table of Contents:

* 1. Scope of This Document * 2. Applying to Become a Member * 3. Debian Developer's Duties * 4. Resources for Debian Members * 5. Managing Packages * 6. Best Packaging Practices * 7. Beyond Packaging * 8. Internationalization and Translations * 1. Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools

This package contains the English version of the Developer's Reference. The French, German, Italy, Russian and Japanese translations are available in developers-reference-fr, developers-reference-de, developers-reference-it, developers-reference-ru and developers-reference-ja.