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[โ€“] kpax@piefed.social 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I was today years old when I found out the Debian Release names were Toy Story characters. Thanks. ๐Ÿ˜

[โ€“] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Ian Murdock, Debian's creator, was working for Pixar when he made it

[โ€“] Slashme@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Debian Project Leader Bruce Perens worked at Pixar in the mid-1990s, not Ian.

[โ€“] Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 months ago

Thanks for the correction

[โ€“] cornshark@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Cuthbert's Law strikes again!

[โ€“] null@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago

My fav is that Sid is named after the kid who blows up toys and puts them back together. The best name for an unstable release :-D