Au départ Debian avait des subventions données par la FSF, car la FSF comptait sur Debian pour faire une distrib Hurd. Malheureusement la version Hurd de Debian a pris du retard, et la FSF a cessé de subventionner la Debian (cf http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/146/1996/4/0/626442/(...) )
De plus, on peut lire dans la FAQ de la Debian : 1.5 How does the Debian project fit in or compare with the Free Software Foundation's GNU project?
The Debian system builds on the ideals of free software first championed by the Free Software Foundation and in particular by Richard Stallman. FSF's powerful system development tools, utilities, and applications are also a key part of the Debian system.
The Debian Project is a separate entity from the FSF, however we communicate regularly and cooperate on various projects. The FSF explicitly requested that we call our system "Debian GNU/Linux", and we are happy to comply with that request.
[^] # Re: RMS
Posté par Annah C. Hue (site web personnel) . En réponse à la dépêche RMS futur développeur debian. Évalué à 10.
De plus, on peut lire dans la FAQ de la Debian :
1.5 How does the Debian project fit in or compare with the Free Software Foundation's GNU project?
The Debian system builds on the ideals of free software first championed by the Free Software Foundation and in particular by Richard Stallman. FSF's powerful system development tools, utilities, and applications are also a key part of the Debian system.
The Debian Project is a separate entity from the FSF, however we communicate regularly and cooperate on various projects. The FSF explicitly requested that we call our system "Debian GNU/Linux", and we are happy to comply with that request.