Debian's name comes from Deb + Ian, a romantic relationship that ended. Then Ian had a tragic end. It is a name full of misfortune if you think about it. But

Debian's name comes from Deb + Ian, a romantic relationship that ended. Then Ian had a tragic end. It is a name full of misfortune if you think about it. But as a distro, it is good. As an organization, it has had controversial moments that many people don't know about. https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2007/03/msg00194.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2007/03/msg00194.html