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Why so many distros? The Weird History of Linux – YouTube video giving an excellent overview of the history, even including some UNIX and University of California at Berkeley insights:
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Brian Masinick
Xecure
What a coincidence! I was just about to watch this video. I had it opened in another tab for when I had a bit of time. Will watch it now.
Thanks for the recommendation.antiX Live system enthusiast.
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Hi Brian,
Thank you for these education posts. For those of us that may not know the history of Linux, I appreciate your efforts.
ThanksBrian Masinick
You’re both welcome! Now that I am retired, I’m gradually losing the “expertise” that I once had.
On the other hand, when I was young I did not have much appreciation for history, but now that *I* am *history* and a part of what has taken place over the lifetime of UNIX and Linux software.
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Brian MasinickIt is interesting to know that debian actually came from deb + ian. And it is humbling to see the entire GNU/Linux distribution timeline/history tree.
Brian Masinick
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.
Murdock died on December 28, 2015 in San Francisco.[11][12][13] Though initially no cause of death was released,[14][15] in July 2016 it was announced his death had been ruled a suicide.[16][17] The police confirmed that the cause of death was due to asphyxiation caused by hanging himself with a vacuum cleaner electrical cord.[18]
The last tweets from Murdock’s Twitter account first announced that he would commit suicide, then said he would not. He reported having been accused of assault on a police officer after having been himself assaulted and sexually humiliated[19] by the police, then declared an intent to devote his life to opposing police abuse. His Twitter account was taken down shortly afterwards.[20][21]
The San Francisco police confirmed he was detained, saying he matched the description in a reported attempted break-in and that he appeared to be drunk.[22][23] The police stated that he became violent and was ultimately taken to jail on suspicion of four misdemeanor counts. They added that he did not appear to be suicidal and was medically examined prior to release. Later, police returned on reports of a possible suicide. The city medical examiner’s office confirmed Murdock was found dead.[24][25]
Source where information was copied: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Murdock
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Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
Ian was a brilliant man; so sad the way things ended. Clearly the success he had in his career and the difficulties he had in his personal life were too much for him.
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andyprough
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.
Murdock died on December 28, 2015 in San Francisco.[11][12][13] Though initially no cause of death was released,[14][15] in July 2016 it was announced his death had been ruled a suicide.[16][17] The police confirmed that the cause of death was due to asphyxiation caused by hanging himself with a vacuum cleaner electrical cord.[18]
The last tweets from Murdock’s Twitter account first announced that he would commit suicide, then said he would not. He reported having been accused of assault on a police officer after having been himself assaulted and sexually humiliated[19] by the police, then declared an intent to devote his life to opposing police abuse. His Twitter account was taken down shortly afterwards.[20][21]
The San Francisco police confirmed he was detained, saying he matched the description in a reported attempted break-in and that he appeared to be drunk.[22][23] The police stated that he became violent and was ultimately taken to jail on suspicion of four misdemeanor counts. They added that he did not appear to be suicidal and was medically examined prior to release. Later, police returned on reports of a possible suicide. The city medical examiner’s office confirmed Murdock was found dead.[24][25]
Source where information was copied: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Murdock
Murdock’s death has always bothered me. Seems extremely fishy. I wish I had time to investigate situations like that to my satisfaction. All I can do is wonder what really happened, while doubting the official record. TechRights published an editorial questioning Murdock’s cause of death last August that is well worth reading: http://techrights.org/2020/08/28/ian-murdock-and-police-brutality/
How Murdock even ended up in police custody to begin with is a bizarre story unto itself which does not reflect well on the San Francisco PD.
- This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by andyprough.
marcelocripe
Hello Mr. Brian,
With YouTube’s translation of “en” to “pt-BR”, about 80% of the information is understandable, the other 20%, unfortunately, was lost. But even so, it’s amazing how they managed to summarize the great story in a video with just 8 minutes and 22 seconds. This video is a good video to be shown in schools and then direct students to documentaries with more information and details of GNU/Linux happenings.
You were and are part of this long history, this is inspiring and we have to follow your example. Newcomers need to know the history of struggle and union to get where we are and especially keep alive the legacy of each one of these leaders. As with Debian, I hope it will happen with antiX, that it will stay alive for generations to come.Would we be able to gather in a single topic all the videos related to this subject? Also, would we share the URL of multiple documentaries with audio in multiple languages or with subtitles in multiple languages?
Thank you very much.
marcelocripe
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Olá sr. Brian,
Com a tradução do YouTube do “en” para o “pt-BR”, cerca de 80% das informações são compreensíveis os outros 20%, infelizmente, foram perdidos. Mas, mesmo assim, impressiona como conseguiram resumir a grande história em um vídeo com apenas 8 minutos e 22 segundos. Este vídeo é um bom vídeo para ser apresentado em escolas e em seguida direcionar os estudantes aos documentários com mais informações e detalhes dos acontecimentos do GNU/Linux.
O senhor fez e faz parte desta longa história, isto é inspirador e temos que seguir o seu exemplo. Os novatos precisam conhecer a história de luta e da união para chegar onde chegamos e principalmente manter vivo o legado de cada um deste líderes. Assim como aconteceu com o Debian, eu espero que aconteça com o antiX, que continue vivo através das próximas gerações.Será que conseguiríamos juntar em um único tópico todos os vídeos relacionados a este assunto? E ainda, compartilharíamos a URL de vários documentários com áudio em vários idiomas ou com legendas em vários idiomas?
Muito obrigado.
marcelocripe
(Texto original em Português do Brasil)Brian Masinick
If you want to organize information, feel free to copy it and add it to a single thread. I may be able to remove duplicates or help out later, but this week I am busy with other things.
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