Dave McEwen wrote: > I was just wondering if you could tell me where the name of your > operating system, Debian came from? Thanks It comes from the names Debra and Ian, from Ian Murdock, who started the project, and Debra, his wife. This is what the Debian FAQ says. There is another theory which says the name really comes from the spanish word "Debían", as in "Debían haberlo inventado antes", which is to say "They should have invented it before" :-)