Ian Jackson
Encyclopedia
Ian Jackson is a long time free software
author and Debian
developer. Jackson wrote dpkg
, SAUCE, userv and debbugs. He used to maintain the Linux
FAQ. He runs chiark.greenend.org.uk, a popular server, home to PuTTY
among other things.
Jackson has a PhD in Computer Science from Cambridge University
and he currently works for Citrix; he has in the past worked for Canonical Ltd.
and nCipher Corporation.
He became Debian
Project Leader in January 1998. Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 (hamm) was released during this time. He is now a member of the Debian Technical Committee. Ian was vice-president and then president of Software in the Public Interest
in 1998 and 1999.
Wichert Akkerman
took his place as Debian Project Leader in 1999. Ian also passed the dpkg maintainership to him later on.
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
author and Debian
Debian
Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential...
developer. Jackson wrote dpkg
Dpkg
dpkg is the software at the base of the Debian package management system. dpkg is used to install, remove, and provide information about .deb packages....
, SAUCE, userv and debbugs. He used to maintain the Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
FAQ. He runs chiark.greenend.org.uk, a popular server, home to PuTTY
PuTTY
PuTTY is a free and open source terminal emulator application which can act as a client for the SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw TCP computing protocols and as a serial console client...
among other things.
Jackson has a PhD in Computer Science from Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and he currently works for Citrix; he has in the past worked for Canonical Ltd.
Canonical Ltd.
Canonical Ltd. is a private company founded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for Ubuntu Linux and related projects. Canonical is registered in London and employs staff around the world...
and nCipher Corporation.
He became Debian
Debian
Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential...
Project Leader in January 1998. Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 (hamm) was released during this time. He is now a member of the Debian Technical Committee. Ian was vice-president and then president of Software in the Public Interest
Software in the Public Interest
Software in the Public Interest, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed to help other organizations create and distribute free/open-source software and open-source hardware...
in 1998 and 1999.
Wichert Akkerman
Wichert Akkerman
Wichert Akkerman is a Dutch computer programmer, best known for his contributions to Debian, dpkg, Plone and strace.He was elected for two terms as the Debian Project Leader and served from January 1999 to March 2001. He was succeeded in that role by Ben Collins...
took his place as Debian Project Leader in 1999. Ian also passed the dpkg maintainership to him later on.