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  1. I mean sure, Ian Murdock named Debian after his (then) girlfriend (subsequently spouse, subsequently ex-spouse) Debra Lynn (and himself - Deb+Ian=Debian), but other than that, I don't know that it's at all relevant.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ian_MurdockIan Murdock - Wikipedia

    He named Debian after his then-girlfriend (later wife) Debra Lynn Roundy, and himself. [4] They later married, had three children, and divorced in January 2008. [5] In January 2006, Murdock was appointed Chief Technology Officer of the Free Standards Group and elected chair of the Linux Standard Base workgroup. [6]

  3. Dec 30, 2015 · While Ian is the "ian" in Debian, "Deb" is Debra Lynn, Murdock's girlfriend while he was creating the project. They married in 1993, and divorced in 2008. It is understood Murdock was the father of two daughters and one son.

  4. Jan 3, 2016 · Ian Ashley Murdock was a German-born American software engineer, known for being the founder of the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company. As an interesting fact about Ian Murdock is that he named Debian after his girlfriend Debra Lynn, and himself (Deb and Ian) .

  5. Aug 15, 2024 · Ian Murdock was known to be a deeply thoughtful and private individual. He married Debra Lynn in 1993, the same year he founded Debian, and they had three children together. Although they later divorced, Murdock's relationship with Debra played a pivotal role in the early days of Debian, as reflected in the name of the project. Impact and ...

  6. Life and career: 28 April 1973, Murdock was born in Konstanz, West Germany. 1991--1996, a student at Purdue University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in computer science. 1991--1996, wrote the Debian Manifesto, he named Debian after his then-girlfriend Debra Lynn, and himself (Deb and Ian).

  7. From Ian Murdock's wikipedia page, the debian's founder: "He named Debian after his then-girlfriend (later wife) Debra Lynn, and himself (Deb and Ian).[3] They later married, had three children, and divorced in January 2008.[4]"

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