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How does one pronounce Debian and what does this word mean?

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How does one pronounce Debian and what does this word mean?

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The project name is pronounced Deb’-ee-en, with a short e in Deb, and emphasis on the first syllable. This word is a contraction of the names of Debra and Ian Murdock, who founded the project. (Dictionaries seem to offer some ambiguity in the pronunciation of Ian (!), but Ian prefers ee’-en.

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