Debian GNU/Linux 11
Mayank Sharma can’t help but marvel at one of the oldest Linux distros, which continues to be as riveting as it was almost three decades ago.
IN BRIEF
Debian GNU/ Linux is one of the oldest Linux distros that’s still actively developed. It was designed by Ian Murdock in August 1993 and had its first release in September that year. Upon release Debian was sponsored for a year by the Free Software Foundation, before forming its own non-profit organisation named Software in the Public Interest (SPI), which has since sponsored dozens of influential open source projects.
D ebian 11 (codename Bullseye) has just entered full freeze, and while the final release might not have arrived even by the time you’re flipping through this issue, it’s surely just around the corner.