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Saturday, August 16, 2008:
The most popular and
stable GNU/Linux operating system Debain has turned 15 today. In these
last 15 years Debian has established itself as the most stable
operating system. Most of the popular GNU/Linux distributions, like
Ubuntu and Knoppix, are based on Debian.
There are many interesting facts about
Debian which makes it even more adorable. Debian was announced on 16
August 1993 by Ian Murdock, who is now vice president of developer and
community marketing at Sun. The name Debian originates from Debora, the
then girl friend of Ian, and 'ian' from Ian, thus forming Deb+ian.
All
the versions of Debian are named after characters from the film Toy
Story. There are always four versions one is old stable or the previous
stable release. It is supported until 1 year after a new stable is
released. Second one is (current) stable, third is testing and fourth
being unstable. Since unstable version is the most bleeding edge and a
bit experimental, it has been named after Sid, the emotionally unstable
next-door neighbour boy who regularly destroyed toys. However, even the
unstable or experimental version of Debian is more stable than any
other 'stable' distro.
Debian is known for its conservative
approach when it comes to stability and that is what makes it
rock-solid stable. The old current version of Debain is called Sarge,
current stable is Etch or version 4, which will be replaced by Lenny to
be released later this year.
To celebrate the day, Debian fans are organising birthday parties all around the globe.