The End Of Ian Murdock

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Robert Pogson

Ian Murdock, the founder of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution of Free/Libre Open Source Software operating system and repository, died by suicide according to a medical examiner’s report.

Life is hard and often too short despite major contributions that our most brilliant people make. Debian GNU/Linux was one of the high points of my life and continues to be a big part of my day. I thank Ian Murdock for that.

About Robert Pogson

I am a retired teacher in Canada. I taught in the subject areas where I have worked for almost forty years: maths, physics, chemistry and computers. I love hunting, fishing, picking berries and mushrooms, too.
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One Response to The End Of Ian Murdock

  1. dougman says:
    July 8, 2016 at 11:31 am

    Dude had issues.

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