[BLXF] INFO - Ian Murdock overleden - Debian - News - Debian Project mourns the loss of Ian Murdock

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URL: https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160105

   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 [12]Debian Manifesto: "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."

   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 [13]in-memoriam-ian@xxxxxxxxxx where they will be kept and
   archived.

   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

   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.


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