Zico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 6:19 PM, p sriram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > maybe, nitpicking, but how is this (aug 16 1993) the birthday of debian?
> Check this out: > > http://wiki.debian.org/DebianDay2008 yes, please check that out; can you find anything in there that contradicts what i have posted? let me repeat, debian was only announced on aug 16 1993 - you can even google for the original posting and it says precisely that (impending release or imminent release is the wording in the original posting, i believe). celebrating the day of announcement as debian day is quite fine, but calling it the birthday is a stretch, no? the 'unusable' release came soon after. and when i say unusable, i mean like ls does not work. and, i did open my post with, "maybe, nitpicking". sriram _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
