Hi again, On Sun, Jul 30, 2023 at 07:40:57AM +0200, Joost van Baal-Ilić wrote: <snip> > On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 08:05:08AM -0600, wtm-deblists@siteslot.com wrote: > > Hi. Some time ago > > That was in > https://lists.debian.org/<87785e801c05d28aad29b8566d3b9987@siteslot.com> . > > > I offered to establish contact here for the purpose of > > providing what might be useful historical info about the project via an > > exchange to be conducted elsewhere. I saw one enthusiastic response on the > > list but was unable to establish contact. I'm going to unsubscribe from the > > list, but I'll still be reachable for a while at wtm-deblists@siteslot.com > > if anyone wants to reach me. > > I'm sure we could improve the debian-history package with some knowledge you > still have. I've done a tiny bit of work on the debian-history package myself. > I'm available for private email, irc chat, voice phone or video calls. > > I've just send you my contact details, lets work from that. Bill and I managed to have a short but very enjoyable online video meeting. We discussed some of the early history of Debian: Bill was involved for about 3 years, around 1994. See e.g. https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/1994/03/msg00066.html , https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/1994/02/msg00269.html and: dpkg (0.93.73) BETA; priority=LOW [...] * dpkg-deb(8) updated a little (thanks to Bill Mitchell). [...] -- Ian Jackson <iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 10 Sep 1995 12:23:05 +0100 (BTW, it could be in the early days usenet news was used to communicate, next to the mailing lists. I didn't search for any archives of that.) He also worked with Bdale Garbee in those days. Unfortunately, no stuff I consider suitable for e.g. adding to the debian-history package was exchanged. It was a pleasant meeting nonetheless! Bye, Joost
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