Debian founder did kill himself
 

On December 28 the founder of the Debian distribution died in somewhat strange circumstances which had a lot of people scratching their heads.

During the evening, Ian Murdock tweeted he had been beaten up by coppers near his home on Green Street, San Francisco, and was threatening to kill himself. Fearing he was going to take his own life, his friends on the internet called the city’s police department, who sent round a cop to check on him.

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