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    Ian Murdock is the founder of the Debian project and the commercial Progeny Debian distribution. He currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer of the Free Standards Group and is chair of the Linux Standard Base workgroup. He lives in Fishers, 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. He also founded the company Progeny Linux Systems.






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    NameIan Murdock
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    CaptionIan Murdock
    Birth DateApril 28 1973
    Birth PlaceKonstanz (district)
    ResidenceFishers, Indiana, USA
    Fieldcomputer scientist, free software developer, ...
    Alma MaterPurdue University
    Known ForDebian

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