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Re: origin and pronunciation of "Debian"



On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Susan G. Kleinmann wrote:
> 
> I'm working on the FAQ now, and believe it or not, these questions come up
> (at least in the back of people's minds) fairly often.  
> 
> So, is it "Deee'-bian" (long e) or "Deb'-ian" (short e), or something else?

rumours say its Deb-Ian, from Ian Murdock and his wife Deb. ;-)

jjm
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