Ian Murdock
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Ian Murdock | |
|---|---|
 Murdock, in interview, April 2008 | |
| Born | 28 April 1973 |
| Died | 28 December 2015 (aged 42) |
| Alma mater | Purdue University |
| Occupation | Programmer |
| Employer | Docker |
| Known for | Debian GNU/Linux |
Ian Murdock (28 April 1973 – 28 December 2015) was a German-born American software engineer. He was known for being the founder of the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company.[1] He was born in Konstanz, Germany.
Murdock died on 28 December 2015 from unknown causes in San Francisco, California at the age of 42.[2][3] Details surrounding his death have not been released. The last tweets at his Twitter account described violent encounters with police.[4] It was reported that he declared an intention to commit suicide over Twitter, but there is as of now no public record of such a tweet.[5] It was reported that police officer found Murdock drunk and that he did not appear suicidal.
References
- ↑ About me « Ian Murdock's Weblog (22 July 2014). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ Golub, Ben. In Memoriam: Ian Murdock (30 December 2015)Docker Blog. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Guerrero Lopez, Ana. Debian mourns the passing of Ian Murdock (30 December 2015)Bits from Debian. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Ian Murdock. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ Biggs, John (30 December 2015). Debian Creator Ian Murdock Dead At 42. Tech Crunch. https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/30/debian-creator-ian-murdock-dead-at-42/.
Other websites
- LinuxJournal (1994)..
- Interview (starts 22:20). tlltsarchive.org (11 May 2005)The Linux Link Tech Show.[dead link]
- Interview (starts 48:04). jeffratliff.org (4 July 2006)The Linux Link Tech Show.
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