14 DAY TRIAL // The Debian Project, through Laura Arjona Reina, has had the great pleasure of announcing that today, August 16, 2016, is Debian GNU/Linux operating system's 23rd anniversary.
Yes, you're reading it right. Exactly 23 years ago, the Debian Project saw the light of day, as announced by the late Ian Murdock, Debian Project's founder. Debian GNU/Linux 0.01 was the first development build, announced September 15, 1993. However, the first official stable release, version 1.0, of Debian GNU/Linux was in 1996, three years later.
"Our favorite operating system is the result of all the work we have done together. Thanks to everybody who has contributed in these 23 years, and happy birthday Debian!" reads today's announcement. "If you are close to any of the cities celebrating Debian Day 2016, you're very welcome to join the party! If not, there's still time for you to organize a little celebration or contribution to Debian."
Happy birthday, Debian!
Since the launch of version 0.01 back on September 1993, the Debian GNU/Linux operating system has received no less than 14 releases, namely Debian 1.1 "Buzz," Debian 1.2 "Rex," Debian 1.3 "Bo," Debian 2.0 "Hamm," Debian 2.1 "Slink," Debian 2.2 "Potato," Debian 3.0 "Woody," Debian 3.1 "Sarge," Debian 4.0 "Etch," Debian 5.0 "Lenny," Debian 6.0 "Squeeze," Debian 7.0 "Wheezy," and Debian 8 "Jessie."
The next Debian GNU/Linux release will be Debian 9 "Stretch," which should hit the streets sometime at the end of the year, but there's currently no release date set. At the moment, the Debian Project is looking for talented designers to contribute beautiful artwork to the upcoming operating system. More details should be available on the dedicated Wiki page, and don't forget to drop a comment about your Debian experience.
Happy birthday, Debian!