On a recent linux radio show a guest pronounced the 'deb' with an 'a' sound as in 'day'. And a bio article in the Nov/Dec issue of 'Maximum Linux' quotes Debra (Ian's wife) as '...remembering debates on how to pronounce the name'. So are there still debates about saying 'deb' as in Debra or as in 'day' or maybe even as in 'debate'?