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For those wondering, Debian is a portmanteau of Ian Murdock's and his gf/wife/ex-wife's, Debra, first names. Deb-ian. I wish I could have thanked Ian in person
by DiabloD3 7y ago
For those wondering, Debian is a portmanteau of Ian Murdock's and his gf/wife/ex-wife's, Debra, first names. Deb-ian.
I wish I could have thanked Ian in person for making the Linux community a better place. It's still the only Linux distro I'll use.
- dEnigma 7y agoThis means /ˈde.bi.ən/ in this case. Source: https://www.debian.org/intro/about#history https://www.debian.org/intro/about#history
- jlgaddis 7y agoFWIW, the Debian GNU/Linux FAQ [0] states: > The project name is pronounced Deb'-ee-en, with a short e in Deb, and emphasis on the first syllable. This word is a contraction of the names of Debra and Ian Murdock, who founded the project. (Dictionaries seem to offer some ambiguity in the pronunciation of Ian (!), but Ian prefers ee'-en.) --- [0]: https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/basic-defs.en.html#pronunciation https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/basic-defs.en....