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Murdock, Ian |
IN Indianapolis  Murdock, Ian  Progeny Rethinking the Linux desktop: Linux as platform, not product USA Rethinking the Linux desktop: Linux as platform, not product Biographical NotesIan Murdock is co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Technology Officer of Progeny. As the founder of Debian, he played an instrumental role in the transition of Linux from hobby project to mainstream technology. Today, Debian is one of the most popular Linux platforms in the world, with millions of users worldwide. Debian is also widely considered one of the most successful and influential open source projects ever launched: More than 1,000 volunteers in all parts of the world are currently involved in Debian development, and the founding document of the open source movement itself was originally a Debian position statement. Ian holds a B.S. in computer science from Purdue University and was a founding director of Linux International and the Open Source Initiative. |