The birth of Debian, in the words of Ian Murdock himself (Ars Technica)
Glyn Moody conducted an interview with Ian Murdock in 1999. In this
article on Ars Technica, Glyn looks back at Debian's early history, as Ian
recounted it in that interview. "When we spoke in 1999, he was delighted by how the project had continued to develop: "I often tell people that I didn't know that Debian would be a success until after I left. Because the whole idea was that Debian would be something that would take on a life of its own, and that if it could do that it would outlive my involvement. And it did, and in fact it's not just surviving, but it's thriving. And I'm very proud of that.""