Ian Murdock | |
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![]() Murdock, in interview, April 2008 | |
Born | Ian Ashley Murdock April 28, 1973 |
Died | December 28, 2015 San Francisco, California, U.S. | (aged 42)
Cause of death | Asphyxiation due to suicide by hanging |
Alma mater | Purdue University (BS) |
Occupation | Programmer |
Known for | Debian |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Spouse |
Debra Lynn Roundy
(m. 1994; div. 2008) |
Children | 3 |
Father | Lawrence L. Murdock PhD |
Ian Ashley Murdock (April 28, 1973 – December 28, 2015) was an American software engineer, known for being the founder of the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company.