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Debian Founder Ian Murdock Has Died (docker.com)

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."

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  1. Re:Ian Murdoch was a racist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That is one of the most spectacularly stupid things I've ever read. Well done.

  2. Re:Ian Murdoch was a racist by epyT-R · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Sounds like you are a victim of newspeak reeducation. Racism is the use of race as a discriminator either for or against an individual or group.