On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:41:04 -0500, LinuxIsOne wrote: > when did Debian came into existence? Distrowatch is a good source to know when /distributions/ where relased: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=debian If you meant when /the project/ was created, then Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian Greetings, -- Camaleón