Ian Murdock

Ian Ashley Murdock (April 28, 1973 – December 28, 2015) was an American software engineer, known for being the founder of the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company.

Ian Murdock
Murdock, in interview, April 2008
Born
Ian Ashley Murdock

(1973-04-28)April 28, 1973
Konstanz, West Germany
DiedDecember 28, 2015(2015-12-28) (aged 42)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Cause of deathAsphyxiation due to suicide by hanging
Alma materPurdue University (BS)
OccupationProgrammer
Known forDebian
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
Debra Lynn Roundy
(m. 1994; div. 2008)
Children3
Parent
  • Lawrence L. Murdock PhD (father)
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