Debian is 15 years old!

This event will be celebrated at the annual Debian Day 2008.

On August 16, 2008, the Debian project turns 15 years old. On this day in 1993, Ian Murdoch (Ian Murdock) in the mailing list comp.os.linux.development wrote this letter, which contained the announcement of a new project.

This event will be celebrated at the annual Debian Day 2008.
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It is worth noting that Debian has given birth to more than 40 distributions that are based on it (Ubuntu, Knoppix and others) and the innovative system apt.

text of the letter
Fellow Linuxers,

Completion of a brand new Linux release,
which I'm calling the Debian Linux Release. This is a release that I have put
together basically from scratch; in other words, I didn't simply make some
changes to SLS and call it a new release. I was inspired to put together this
release after running SLS and generally being dissatisfied with much of it,
and after much altering of SLS.
from scratch. The base system is now virtually complete (though I'm still
looking around to make sure that I grabbed the most recent sources for
everything), I add the "fancy" stuff.

May not be for you
more weeks; however, I thought
of the woodwork. Specifically, I'm looking for:

1) someone who will eventually
release to their anonymous ftp-site. Please contact me.
Be warned that it will be rather large :)

2) comments, suggestions, advice, etc. from the Linux community. This
is your chance to suggest specific packages, series, or
What would you like to see?

Do not assume that it will necessarily be
included in the Debian release! Things like ls and cat are a given, but if
please let me
know!

I would like to make it. For example,
here it’s recommended that undesired packages should be selected
BEFORE the installation procedure begins so that the installer doesn't have to
babysit the installation. Suggestions along that line are also welcomed.

What will make this release better than SLS? This:

1) Debian will be sleeker and slimmer. No more multiple binaries and
manpages.
2) Debian will contain the most up-to-date of everything. The system
will be easy to keep up-to-date with a 'upgrading' script in
which will allow complete integration of
upgrade packages.
3) Debian will contain a installation procedure that doesn't need to
be babysat; simply install the basedisk
disks to the harddrive
let the machine
install the release
4) Debian will contain a system setup procedure
setup and configure everything from fstab to Xconfig.
5) Debian will contain a menu system that WORKS ... menu-driven
package installation and upgrading utility, menu-driven
system setup, menu-driven help system, and menu-driven
system administration.
6) Debian will make it easier for users
Internet. Currently, users are stuck with whatever comes with
SLS. Non-internet users will
periodic upgrade packages to apply to their system. They will
choosing a huge library of
the package
system. This library will contain packages like the S3
X-server, nethack and Seyon; basically packages that you and I
can ftp but non-netters cannot access.
7) Debian will be extensively documented (more than just a few
READMEs).
8) As I put together Debian, I’m keeping a meticulous record of
where I got everything. This will allow the user to
whether or not
the most recent version is a part of Debian. This record
up to date as possible.
9) Lots more, but I'll detail later ...

I get enough
replies.

Please, all replies by mail. I'll post a followup. If you wish to discuss
this is the newsgroup. :)

Until later

Ian
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Ian Murdock Internet: imurd ... @ shell.portal.com
The linux warehouse

Please write to me for the Debian Linux Release.


on my own behalf, I would like to congratulate all users of “debian-like” linux on this wonderful event !!!
thank you Ian Murdock