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'''Ian Murdock''' (born [[April 28]], [[1973]], in [[Konstanz]], [[Germany]]) is the founder of the [[Debian]] distribution and [[Progeny Linux Systems]], a commercial [[Linux]] company. |
'''Ian Murdock''' (born [[April 28]], [[1973]], in [[Konstanz]], [[Germany]]) is the founder of the [[Debian]] distribution and [[Progeny Linux Systems]], a commercial [[Linux]] company. |
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He wrote the [[Debian Manifesto]] in 1993 while a student at [[Purdue University]], where he earned his [[bachelor's degree]] in [[computer science]] in 1996. He named Debian after himself and his then-girlfriend Debra, now his ex-wife <ref>[http://www. |
He wrote the [[Debian Manifesto]] in 1993 while a student at [[Purdue University]], where he earned his [[bachelor's degree]] in [[computer science]] in 1996. He named Debian after himself and his then-girlfriend Debra, now his ex-wife <ref>[http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/se/20070905/news01/709050331 "Fort Wayne News-Sentinel" Divorce Listing]</ref> |
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, thus Deb(ra) and Ian.<ref>[http://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/l1/lesson1e.html "Getting Started with Linux - Lesson 1 / About Debian"]</ref> |
, thus Deb(ra) and Ian.<ref>[http://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/l1/lesson1e.html "Getting Started with Linux - Lesson 1 / About Debian"]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:18, 1 January 2009
Ian Murdock | |
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| Born | April 28, 1973 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Purdue University |
| Occupation | Programmer |
| Employer | Sun Microsystems |
| Known for | Debian |
Ian Murdock (born April 28, 1973, in Konstanz, Germany) is the founder of the Debian distribution and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company.
He wrote the Debian Manifesto in 1993 while a student at Purdue University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in computer science in 1996. He named Debian after himself and his then-girlfriend Debra, now his ex-wife [1] , thus Deb(ra) and Ian.[2]
On joining Sun, he led Project Indiana, which he described as "taking the lesson that Linux has brought to the operating system and providing that for Solaris," making a full OpenSolaris distribution with GNOME and userland tools from GNU plus a network-based package management system.[3] He has since moved on to become Vice President of Cloud Computing Strategy at Sun.[4]
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- ianmurdock.com (with Weblog)
- LinuxJournal article on Debian from 1994
- Linux Link Tech Show interview (audio), 2005
- Linux Link Tech Show interview (audio), 2006
- Community One Keynote Address May, 2008 (video)
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