Ian Murdock
Ian Murdock | |
|---|---|
 Ian Murdock | |
| Born | April 28 1973 |
| Alma mater | Purdue University |
| Known for | Debian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | computer scientist, open source developer, entrepreneur |
Ian Murdock is the founder of the Debian Linux distribution and the commercial Linux distributor Progeny. He currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer of the Linux Foundation and is chair of the Linux Standard Base, the Linux platform interoperability standard. He lives in Indiana, USA.
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 (now wife) Debra.
See also
External links
- ianmurdock.com
- LinuxJournal article on Debian from 1994
- Linux Link Tech Show interview (audio), 2005
- Linux Link Tech Show interview (audio), 2006
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