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      The Debian Project https://www.debian.org/
      Debian Project mourns the loss of Ian Murdock press@debian.org
      January 5th, 2016 https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160105
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      The Debian Project sadly announces that it has lost the founder of its
      community and project, Ian Murdock.

      Debian is only a part of Ian's legacy but perhaps the one that he is
      most known for.

      Ian was introduced to computers early in his life, and his curiosity
      turned to familiarity which led him to start actively programming at
      nine years of age. Later as a young adult at the Krannert School of
      Management a mandatory programming class rekindled his fascination with
      computer programming along with an idea and an opportunity to make
      something better.

      Ian started the Debian Project in August of 1993, releasing the first
      versions of Debian later that same year. At that time, the whole concept
      of a "distribution" of Linux was new. Inspired as he said by Linus
      Torvalds' own sharing of Linux, he released Debian with the intention
      that this distribution should be made openly, in the spirit of Linux and
      GNU.

      With that simple gesture Ian started a movement in the world of
      software. Many developers joined him in this task of creating better
      software in a better world.

      - From his Debian Manifesto [1]: "The Debian design process is open to
      ensure that the system is of the highest quality and that it reflects
      the needs of the user community. By involving others with a wide range
      of abilities and backgrounds, Debian is able to be developed in a
      modular fashion. […] Involving others also ensures that valuable
      suggestions for improvement can be incorporated into the distribution
      during its development; thus, a distribution is created based on the
      needs and wants of the users rather than the needs and wants of the
      constructor."

      1:
      https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/ap-manifesto.en%0A.ht
      ml

      His sharp focus was on creating a distribution and community culture
      that did the right thing, be it ethically, or technically.

      Releases went out when they were ready, and the project's staunch stance
      on Software Freedom was and is still a gold standard in the Free and
      Open Source world.

      Debian 0.01 through Debian 0.90 were released between August and
      December of 1993. Ian Murdock writes:

      "Debian 0.91 was released in January 1994. It had a primitive package
      system […]. By this time, there were a few dozen people working on
      Debian, though I was still mostly putting together the releases myself.
      0.91 was the last release done in this way."

      "Most of 1994 was spent organizing the Debian Project so that others
      could more effectively contribute, as well as working on dpkg […]."

      "Debian 0.93 Release 5 happened in March 1995 and was the first "modern"
      release of Debian: there were many more developers by then (though I
      can't remember exactly how many), each maintaining their own packages,
      and dpkg was being used to install and maintain all these packages after
      a base system was installed."

      "Debian 0.93 Release 6 happened in November 1995 and was the last a.out
      release. There were about sixty developers maintaining packages in
      0.93R6. If I remember correctly, dselect first appeared in 0.93R6."

      Ian Murdock also notes that Debian 0.93R6 "… has always been my favorite
      release of Debian", although he admits to the possibility of some
      personal bias, as he stopped actively working on the project in March
      1996.

      Ian Murdock led Debian until March 1996, when he appointed Bruce Perens
      as the next leader of the project.

      The devotion to the right thing guided Ian's work, both in Debian and in
      the subsequent years, always working towards the best possible future.

      Debian would go on to become the world's Universal Operating System,
      found on everything from the smallest embedded devices to the largest
      cluster systems, to the Space Station because "of course it runs Debian"
      which has been ported across multiple architectures and types of
      hardware.

      Ian's dream lives on: Debian is made up of a strong community that has
      fostered development, growth, and wonder. It remains incredibly active
      with thousands of developers working untold hours to bring the world a
      reliable and secure operating system. Debian has sparked the interest,
      curiosity, and passion of those who want to make something better. Then,
      now, and far into the future.

      - From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you Ian.

      Throughout the Debian infrastructure our websites and services mark our
      reflection and mourning with a darkened homepage banner and ribbons on
      our logos. The thoughts of the Debian Community are with Ian's family in
      this difficult time.

      His family has asked for privacy and we very much wish to respect their
      desires.

      Within our Debian community and for the Linux community condolences may
      be sent to <in-memoriam-ian@debian.org> [2] where they will be kept and
      archived.

      2: in-memoriam-ian@debian.org

      This email address will be active until the end of January 2016. The
      Debian Project will then provide the archive to the family and publish
      the contents later this year if it is with the wishes of the family.


      About Debian
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      The Debian Project is an association of Free Software developers who
      volunteer their time and effort in order to produce a completely free
      operating system known as Debian.


      Contact Information
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      For further information, please visit the Debian web pages at
      https://www.debian.org/ or send mail to <press@debian.org>.


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    • Ian Murdock
      Ian Ashley Murdock war ein US-amerikanischer Informatiker. In der Linux-Szene machte er sich vor allem durch die Gründung des Debian-Projektes einen Namen.
      Geboren: 28. April 1973, Konstanz
      Gestorben: 28. Dezember 2015, San Francisco, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten
      Ausbildung: Purdue University


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