Today, December 31 (14:57)
Ian Murdock, founder of Debian – one of the most popular Linux distribution, He was found dead at his home in San Francisco. He was 42 years old. The circumstances of his death are unclear.
The death of the founder of the Debian project announced on the official blog of distribution and a statement last employer American engineer, the company Docker. Murdock permanently etched in the history of the computer industry, and his death is a huge blow and loss.
In 1993., While studying at the University of Purda, Murdock Debian Manifesto published. Debian The name is a combination of the names of his ex-wife (then girlfriend) Debra and his own. Debian debuted on the market three years after the announcement and gained popularity in haste. Linux distribution came to millions of users worldwide, as well as many businesses and organizations. The Murdock also went to the International Space Station (ISS), where he replaced a legacy Windows XP. It may be recalled that several other Debian-based systems, for example. Mint and Ubuntu.
The impact of Murdock on the evolution of operating systems was undeniable. At the moment there is no information on the causes of death programmer. There are reasons to believe that Ian Murdock committed suicide, which could suggest his recent posts on Twitter.
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