The Debian Project Team is sad to announce that the Debian community and project have lost its founder, Ian Murdock.
Debian is only part of Ian's legacy to the world, but it is also one of Ian's most well-known legacies.
Ian started working with computers at an early age. He gradually became more familiar with computers from his initial curiosity, and started writing code regularly when he was 9 years old. Later, when he was at Krannert School of Management, there was a required programming course; this course strengthened young Ian's love for computers and gave him the idea of making certain things better.
In September 1993, Ian launched the Debian project; later that year, the first version of Debian was released. At that time, the concept of a Linux distribution was still new. As Ian said, the idea was inspired by Linus Torvalds. Ian's purpose for releasing Debian is simple. He hopes that this distribution can embody the open source spirit of Linux and GNU.
It is for this simple purpose that Ian started a movement in the software world. Many developers join Ian's project to make better software in an ever-improving world.
As Ian said in the Debian Manifesto : "Debian's design process is open; the purpose of this is to ensure first-class software quality and to reflect and meet the needs of the user community. Debian can be built as modules Develop in a standardized way so that people with different backgrounds and skills can participate [...] Involving different people also means that you can learn from others' strengths and avoid weaknesses during the development process, and this can also make the project meet the needs of different people. The needs of users and not just the needs of developers.”
His main focus is to create a Linux distribution and a community culture that does the right thing, both morally and technically.
The Debian project continues to release new versions, and Debian's stance on software freedom was and still is a benchmark in the free and open source world.
Debian versions 0.01 to 0.90 were released between August 1993 and December 1993. Ian Murdock wrote:
"Debian 0.91 was released in January 1994; this version had a relatively primitive package management system. [...] At that time, some people had already joined the development of Debian, but most of the time it was me who prepared it Released version. 0.91 was the last version made this way.”
"Much of 1994 was spent on organizing the Debian project so that other contributors could efficiently contribute to the project; some was also spent on dpkg [...]"
"The fifth version of Debian 0.93 was released in March 1995. It was also the first modern version of the Debain project : because there were many developers participating in it at that time (although I can't remember how many); each Individuals maintained their own packages; after installing the core system, we used dpkg to manage these packages."
"The sixth release version of Debian 0.93 was released in 1995. This version was also the last version of a.out (LCTT Translation: On linux/unix systems, when compiling C/C++ programs through gcc and g++, if there is no Specifying the -o parameter will generate a target binary named a.out by default. This shows that the previous development management was quite primitive and was not a standardized way to release and manage related software packages.) There were about 60 developers at that time. The author participated in maintaining the 0.93R6 package. If I remember correctly, dselect first appeared in 093R6."
When he stopped actively participating in the Debian project in March 1996, he expressed his fondness for Debian 093R6; he said 0.93R6 "is my favorite version of Debian", although he admitted that this was a personal bias. .
In March 1996, Ian Murdock resigned from the leadership of the Debian project and appointed Bruce Perens as the new leader of the Debin project.
This concept of doing the right thing has always influenced Ian's work, including the Debian project and his work in the following years; he always works towards an infinitely possible tomorrow.
The Debian project will still move forward, and it will become a universal operating system (Universal Operating System) that can be seen everywhere in the world. Whether on small embedded devices, large cluster systems, or even on the space station, "you can see Debian (of course it runs Debian)." Debian has been ported to a variety of architectures and hardware types.
Ian's dream lives on: Debian is built by a strong community; a community that breeds new ways of developing, growing ideas, and curiosity. The Debian community remains the most active; thousands of developers work day and night to provide people with a reliable and secure operating system. Debian ignites interest, curiosity, and passion among people who want to make the world a better place. The impact is long-lasting.
Our sincere thanks to Ian.
We expressed our reactions and condolences with a dark home page banner and ribbon on our logo across all Debian websites and services. The Debian community's thoughts are with Ian's family during this difficult time.
His family wishes to protect their privacy and we are happy to comply with their wishes.
Members of the Debian community or the Linux community can send tributes to [email protected] and they will be archived.
This email address will be valid until the end of January 2016. The Debian project team will then hand over the archive to Ian's family, and if Ian's family is willing, we will release its contents later this year.
via: https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160105
Translator: hittlle , StdioA Proofreader: wxy
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