Re: Ian Murdock, co creator of Debian passes away

On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 9:53 AM, sahil साहिल
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Arun Khan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Sharing this sad news.
>>
>> -- Arun Khan
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Mayuresh
>> Date: Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 9:04 PM
>> Subject: [PLUG] Ian Murdock, co creator of debian passes away
>> To: PLUG <[email protected]>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/31/ian-murdock-a-tribute-to-the-man-and-his-work-on-linux
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Murdock
>>
>> Debian was named after Debra Lynn (his then girlfriend), and himself
>> (Deb and Ian)
>>
>> He was just 42 and cause of his death is not made public.
>>
>
> Yes, a great LOSS to the entire F/OSS community. He died on 28th December.
> He had done a great job for all.
> RIP Ian :(
>
> --
>
> *Regards,Sahil ModGill*
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May God give strength to his family and friends in this difficult time.

The official Debian blogs lists the news here  -

https://bits.debian.org/2015/12/mourning-ian-murdock.html



Regards,
Saket Sinha
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