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Debian Founder Ian Murdock Has Died (docker.com)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rest-in-peace dept.

Unknown Lamer writes: It has been confirmed that Debian founder Ian Murdock has died. From the Docker blog: "It is with great sadness that we inform you that Ian Murdock passed away on Monday night. This is a tragic loss for his family, for the Docker community, and the broader open source world; we all mourn his passing. ... Ian helped pioneer the notion of a truly open project and community, embracing open design and open contribution; in fact the formative document of the open source movement itself (the Open Source Definition) was originally a Debian position statement. It is a testament to Ian's commitment to openness and community that there are now more than 1,000 people currently involved in Debian development."

5 of 464 comments (clear)

  1. Re:42 year old dies and nobody asks why? by bluegutang · · Score: 4, Informative

    Suicide.

  2. Re:42 year old dies and nobody asks why? by rubycodez · · Score: 3, Informative

    what? biggest demographic for suicide is white males 35-64, and since 1999 up 30+ percent

    over police brutality he says, hmmm maybe some other things and this plus some substance abuse was trigger

  3. Re:Something is very fishy by Drakster · · Score: 3, Informative

    Nope, he owned both domains.

  4. A Requiem for Ian Murdock by bkuhn · · Score: 4, Informative

    I wrote A Requiem for Ian Murdock.

  5. Horrible by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is horrible.

    Having gone through the data I could find this evening, it appears that Ian was a victim of mental illness and perhaps substance abuse which initiated two interactions with police. I do not have sufficient information to say if police conduct was at fault.

    He was a very bright and creative guy who, unfortunately went through lots of ups and downs. He didn't deserve to end this way. Nobody does.

    --
    Bruce Perens.