I was going to post here last week, but never did. Awful shame the passing in tragic circumstances of the Debian founder, Ian Murdock. His contribution to Free software was significant.

Victor Lazzarini
Dean of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Philosophy
Maynooth University
Ireland
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i had the same questions and found this:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/debian-linux-founder-ian-murdock-dies-at-42-cause-unknown/
http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1928043-Debian-founder-Ian-Murdock-commits-suicide-after-tweeting-about-police-abuse

victor, thanks for posting it; i did not even know it.  do you know more 
about the "tragic circumstances"?

	joachim



On 07/01/16 14:34, Luis Jure wrote:
> yes, shocking news. specially the mystery surrounding the circumstances
> of his death. does anyone know how or why he died? anyway, a great loss.
>
> Victor Lazzarini  escribió:
>
>> I was going to post here last week, but never did. Awful shame the
>> passing in tragic circumstances of the Debian founder, Ian Murdock.
>> His contribution to Free software was significant.
>
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