The page from the internet archive: "Dear friends and members of the open source community,
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Ian Murdock passed away on Monday night. This is a tragic loss for his family, for the Docker community, and the broader open source world; we all mourn his passing. To Ian’s children, family and loved ones, we offer our full support and deepest sympathies. [image: 06a32fc]Ian was perhaps best known professionally as the founder of the Debian project <https://web.archive.org/web/20151230190933/https://www.debian.org/>, which he created while still a student at Purdue University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science in 1996. Debian was one of the first Linux distros to be forged, and it is widely regarded as a one of the most successful open-source projects ever launched. Ian helped pioneer the notion of a truly open project and community, embracing open design and open contribution; in fact the formative document of the open source movement itself (the Open Source Definition) was originally a Debian position statement. It is a testament to Ian’s commitment to openness and community that there are now more than 1,000 people currently involved in Debian development. In the past decade, Ian’s contributions to the tech community continued, as CTO of the Linux Foundation, as a senior leader at Sun Microsystems (including serving as Chief architect of Project Indiana); and most recently as Vice President of Platforms at Indianapolis-based ExactTarget, which became part of Salesforce in 2012. We consider ourselves lucky to have known Ian and worked with him. He amazed everyone whom he worked with for the depth of his thinking, passion and experience. He was truly brilliant and an inspiration to many of us; his death is a loss to all whom he has known and touched. If you would like to share your thoughts or condolences, Ian’s family and the Docker family appreciate you sharing them by posting a comment on this page. Additionally, Ian’s family has requested that well-wishers and press respect their privacy and direct all inquiries through Docker." https://web.archive.org/web/20151230190933/http://blog.docker.com/2015/12/ian-murdock/ Mauro http://mauro.limeiratem.com - registered Linux User: 294521 Scripture is both history, and a love letter from God. 2015-12-30 19:30 GMT-02:00 Mauro Souza <[email protected]>: > Ian Murdock committed suicide. Docker posted and later deleted the page. > On Dec 30, 2015 19:26, "Dave Jones" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, Neale. >> >> The posted link gives me a "Sorry, but the page you were trying to view >> does not exist." error from Firefox. >> >> Happy New Year, too. >> >> DJ >> >> On 12/30/2015 01:58 PM, Neale Ferguson wrote: >> >>> http://blog.docker.com/2015/12/ian-murdock/ >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 >>> or visit >>> http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For more information on Linux on System z, visit >>> http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ >>> >>> >> -- >> Dave Jones >> V/Soft Software >> www.vsoft-software.com >> Houston, TX >> 281.578.7544 >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or >> visit >> http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For more information on Linux on System z, visit >> http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
