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Debian Founder, Ian Murdock, has passed away

RLT

Active Member
I hate to hear that. He worked hard to get Debian going on the right path. I've used it since the mid 90s it always been the one I fall back to.
 

souen

Active Member
Odd, the Docker blog post is gone. Also wondered about the tweets yesterday, but initially wasn't sure if it was a hacked account. Sad news, all the best with his family and the Debian community moving forward.


Edit: archive.is copy of the Docker blog post
 
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drmike

100% Tier-1 Gogent
Something stinks about his death.   Stuff is being covered up.


He had weird tweets / was arrested by police.  Then a day later the guy is dead...  Someone scoured his stuff and deleted things.... something clearly isn't legit.


Guys tend not to drop randomly at 42 when they have good jobs and big net worth.
 

texteditor

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Something stinks about his death.   Stuff is being covered up.


He had weird tweets / was arrested by police.  Then a day later the guy is dead...  Someone scoured his stuff and deleted things.... something clearly isn't legit.


Guys tend not to drop randomly at 42 when they have good jobs and big net worth.



people who are depressed or otherwise mentally unwell do


also DEB had left IAN a few years back, so its not like life was 100% perfect up until that night
 

drmike

100% Tier-1 Gogent
Is it alleged that he was mentally unwell?  He seemed to be functional and all and working for Docker.  But impossible to know...


Makes no sense for someone to have went and purged things.  Just saying, only raises the scrutiny and rightly.
 

drmike

100% Tier-1 Gogent
.. obviously suicide is always a consideration and reason for families to do odd things...  not saying that wasn't the cause. 


Ideally someone is investigating in official capacity.
 

k0nsl

Bad Goy
Did Mr. Murdock ever exhibit any 'issues' pertaining to his mental state prior to what has been reported so far (e.g his death by suicide)? It's naturally very difficult to judge. But if a person acts in a very rational manner, is professional and can produce what is expected of him, then all of a sudden this routine is turned upside down, well, then this is usually some sort of indication that there's something amiss.
The question is, therefore: is there any such irregularities in the writings / comments by Mr. Murdock, or do they keep a professional, rational and logical level on the whole? It'd be interesting to delve deeper into that.



As for my comment earlier about this being sad very sad; I think the saddest part of it all is him leaving the two daughters without their loving father. I cannot imagine how they must feel right now.


Best wishes to you all.
 

drmike

100% Tier-1 Gogent
This is his Twitter - what Archive was able to grab:


Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20151229122811/https:/twitter.com/imurdock


Ian Murdock@imurdock 2日2 天前


 

I am a white male, make a lot money, pay a lot of money in taxes, and yet their abuse is equally doned out. DO NOT CROSS THEM!



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This was right after the female officer ripped off my underwear.. I guess that's not considered rape if you're not a woman being raped.



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"We're the police, we can do whatever the fuck we want.."



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What does one have to get education wise to become a police officer.. asking for a friend.



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The rest of my life is to fight against the police.. they are NOT friends, so don't ever ever believe otherwise.



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The police are uneducated, evil, and sadistic. Do not trust them.



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(2/2) They are uneducated, bitter, and and only interested in power for its own sake. Contact me [email protected] if you can help. -ian



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(1/2) The rest of my life will be devoted to fighting against police abuse.. I'm white, I made $1.4 million last year,



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i'm hoping coming from a successful white guy it will help everyone



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i'm going to post my case on my blog.. if anyone can post it on hacker news or wherever i would apprieciate it



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@jacksormwriter wants me dead



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Writing up my experience for others to hopefully prevent others from police abuse then you won't hear from me again



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where they put you in a cell with absolutely no instructions whatever aside from the spell on the floor in piss?



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shall i post pictures for all my bruises from my against the police officers?



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    WfvEB6rR_bigger.pngIan Murdock@imurdock 2日2 天前

    they said no



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i asked if they had cameras



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then followed my home from there



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i had to have swtitches



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then they pulled me out of my house and did it again



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they followed me home



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Licensecart

Active Member
RIP Ian if it's true as others have said something is weird :s


Docker blog says Monday?
 
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drmike

100% Tier-1 Gogent
The guy had 4.5k Twitter followers.. alleged police abuse of violent nature... made $1.4 million last year...  plus whatever else in many years prior.


Sorry, but smells like hell. 


Anyone privy to info on why the police were interacting with Mr. Murdock?
 

HalfEatenPie

The Irrational One
Retired Staff
Honestly no idea why the police were interacting with Mr. Murdock.  His tweets claim he'd be updating his blog, however no such update ever happened.  It is fairly fishy I will admit.

RIP Ian if it's true as others have said something is weird :s


Docker blog says Monday?

Correct.  All information suggests he passed on Monday evening. 
 

texteditor

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TAnyone privy to info on why the police were interacting with Mr. Murdock?

He was out of his mind drunk pounding on his neighbor's door, and when the police came he drunkenly attacked one of them and got charged for it - that was his side of the story


and looking at his twitter, it all basically caused him to think his life was ruined and have a breakdown
 

texteditor

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the cops took him to the hospital because he was so fucked up and was probably still threatening to kill himself at that point, a
 
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