Debian Documentation Project

The Debian Documentation Project was formed to coordinate and unify all efforts to write more and better documentation for the Debian system.

DDP Work

Manuals

Current Topics

Topics for discussion or resolution.

Todo List

Things that need to be done; volunteers always appreciated!
Good and bad ideas, larger issues that need to be resolved.

Documentation Policy

Manual licenses comply with DFSG.
Directory structure: filesystem, WWW, FTP.
We use Docbook XML for our documents. Use of DebianDoc SGML is being phased out.
Every document has one maintainer.

Git Access

How to access the git repository of the DDP
DDP git documents in manuals subdirectory

Note to Portuguese-speaking users: visit DDP-BR, web pages about localization of Debian documentation in Brazilian Portuguese language.

Problematic manuals

In addition to the normally advertized manuals, we maintain the following manuals that are problematic in one way or another, so we can't recommend them to all users. Caveat emptor.

Debian META Manual, incomplete and outdated, dubious purpose given these web pages
Debian Tutorial, obsoleted by Debian Guide
Debian User Reference Manual, stalled and quite incomplete
Debian System Administrator's Manual, stalled, almost empty
Debian Network Administrator's Manual, stalled, incomplete
How Software Producers can distribute their products directly in .deb format, merely planned
Debian Packaging Manual, partly merged in Debian Policy Manual, the rest will be included in a dpkg reference manual that is yet to be written
Introduction: Making a Debian Package, obsoleted by Debian New Maintainers' Guide
Debian Programmers' Manual, obsoleted by Debian New Maintainers' Guide and Guide for Debian Maintainers
Debian Book Suggestions, merely planned, see the books page
Debian Dictionary, not being worked on.
Debian Repository HOWTO, outdated after introduction of secure APT