Debian Project mourns the loss of Ian Murdock

[S.G. Janssens]

As a long time Debian user and as a human being, I was shocked this afternoon when I received an email

https://www.debian.org/News/2016/20160105

announcing the passing of the project's founder.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Way too young! Cause of death has been very speculative.

 

[S.G. Janssens]

Cause of death has been very speculative.

I read so too, but didn't have the time yet to look into it carefully. I will, though.

Greg, could you perhaps consider moving this to the "Computing and Technology" forum? I overlooked it at first, my apologies, but now I think posting this there may have been deserved and more appropriate.

 

[SteamKing]

Here are some more details:

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/12/ian-murdock-father-of-debian-dead-at-42/