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   Who is Ian Murdock?

   • Ian Ashley Murdock (April 28, 1973 – December 28, 2015) was an American software engineer, known for being the founder of the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company.

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   What happened to Ian Murdock?

   • Way back in 1999, I spoke to Murdock about Debian's package-based genesis. As we reported a few days ago, Ian Murdock, the creator of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution project, died in rather unclear circumstances last week. Until more details emerge, it seems wise to refrain from speculation about what really happened.

   The birth of Debian, in the words of Ian Murdock himself

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   When did Ian Murdock start working on Linux?

   • It was in August 1993, when Ian Murdock started working on a new operating system which would be made openly, in the spirit of Linux and GNU. He sent out an open invitation to other software developers, asking them to contribute to a software distribution based on the Linux kernel, which was relatively new back then.

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   Who is Debra Lynn, the girlfriend of Ian Murdock?

   • Ian Murdock is the namesake of the Debian Linux project. Deb is Debra Lynn, Ian Murdock's girlfriend during the project's creation. They married in 1993 and divorced in 2008. It is understood that Murdock was the father of two daughters and one son. The cause of death for Ian Murdock is not known at this stage, but it is not believed to be suspicious.

   Debian Linux founder Ian Murdock dead at 42 • The Register

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   What if Murdock had been amazed at Debian's legacy?

   • Murdock would have been amazed at Debian's legacy. Besides being a major Linux operating system in its own right, it's become the parent distribution for other popular Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and MX Linux. Debian's influence is still with us today.

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   When did John Murdock start Debian?

   • While a college student, Murdock founded the Debian project in August 1993, and wrote the Debian Manifesto in January 1994. Murdock conceived Debian as a Linux distribution that embraced open design, contributions, and support from the free software community. He named Debian after his then-girlfriend (later wife) Debra Lynn, and himself.

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   Ian Ashley Murdock (April 28, 1973 – December 28, 2015) was an American software engineer, known for being the founder of the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company.

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   • Developers and Contributors
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   It was in August 1993, when Ian Murdock started working on a newoperating system which would be made openly, in the spirit of Linux andGNU. He sent out an open invitation to other software developers, askingthem to contribute to a software distribution based on the Linux kernel,which was relatively new back then. Debian was meant to be carefullyand...

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   Debian is an all-volunteer organization. More than thousand activedevelopers spread around the worldwork on Debian in their spare time. Few of us have actually met inperson. Instead, we communicate primarily through email (mailing listsat lists.debian.org) and IRC(channel #debian at irc.debian.org). The complete list of official Debian members can ...

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   Apart from developers and contributors, many other individuals andorganizations are part of the Debian community: 1. Hosting and hardware sponsors 2. Mirror sponsors 3. Development and service partners 4. Consultants 5. Vendors of Debian installation media 6. Computer vendors offering pre-installed Debian machines 7. Merchandise vendors

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   Debian is used by a wide range of organizations, large and small, as wellas many thousands of individuals. See our Who's usingDebian?page for a list of educational, commercial, and non-profitorganizations as well as government agencies which have submitted shortdescriptions of how and why they use Debian.

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   Jan 6, 2016 · As we reported a few days ago, Ian Murdock, the creator of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution project, died in rather unclear circumstances last week. Until more details emerge, it...

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   Dec 31, 2015 · Ian Murdock, a 42-year old Linux pioneer and tech executive, died on Monday. Murdock had a successful career, serving as an executive at Sun Microsystems, Salesforce (CRM) and most...

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   Debian was begun in August 1993 by Ian Murdock, as a new distribution which would be made openly, in the spirit of Linux and GNU. Debian was meant to be carefully and conscientiously put together, and to be maintained and supported with similar care.

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   Aug 21, 2023 · Debian Linux founder Ian Murdock would have been amazed at its legacy. Debian Linux is 30 years old. Today, it remains one of the most dominant Linux distributions. Here's how it started and...

10. www.theregister.com › 2015/12/30 › ian_murdockDebian Linux founder Ian Murdock dead at 42 - The Register

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    Dec 30, 2015 · Debian GNU/Linux founder Ian Murdock has died. He was 42. Murdock is best known for launching the open-source distro in 1993. Just last month, he joined the technology startup Docker in San Francisco.