Happy 24th Birthday, Debian!

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Today, August 16, 2017, Debian, the universal, Unix-like computer operating system powered by the Linux kernel turns 24 years of existence since the late Ian Murdock first announced the Debian Project back in 1993.

Since then, the Debian Project decided to set the day of August 16 as the Debian Day, to celebrate the project’s anniversary each year with organized social gatherings in various parts of the world.

“If you are close to any of the cities celebrating Debian Day 2017, you’re very welcome to join the party,” says Laura Arjona Reina in a blog post. “If not, there’s still time for you to organize a little celebration or contribution to Debian.”

Debian GNU/Linux is one of the most used and loved operating systems among users of the Linux community, on which numerous popular distros are based, including b… (read more)

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