-"Before you decide to register with Debian GNU/Linux, you will need to read "
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-"url=\"http://www.debian.org/devel/join/newmaint\">New Maintainer's "
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-"Reading the <ulink url=\"http://www.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.html\">GNU "
+"Before you decide to register with &debian-formal;, you will need to read "
+"all the information available at the <ulink url=\"&url-newmaint;\">New "
+"Maintainer's Corner</ulink>. It describes in detail the preparations you "
+"have to do before you can register to become a Debian developer. For "
+"example, before you apply, you have to read the <ulink url=\"&url-social-"
+"contract;\">Debian Social Contract</ulink>. Registering as a developer "
+"means that you agree with and pledge to uphold the Debian Social Contract; "
+"it is very important that maintainers are in accord with the essential ideas "
+"behind &debian-formal;. Reading the <ulink url=\"&url-gnu-manifesto;\">GNU "