Benjamin Mako Hill (b. December 2, 1980) is a Debian hacker and author of the Debian GNU /Linux 3.1 Bible (ISBN 0764576445). He currently works at the MIT Media Lab in their electronic publishing group, and is on the boards of Software in the Public Interest, Software Freedom International (the organization that organizes Software Freedom Day) and the Ubuntu Foundation. Hill is known within the hacker community for his essays and 'innovative' package-name poetry. December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Debian, organized by the Debian Project, is a widely used distribution of free software developed through the collaboration of volunteers from around the world. ... The Wiesner Buildings Atrium The MIT Media Lab in the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology engages in education and research in the digital technology used for expression and communication. ... Software in the Public Interest, Inc. ... Software Freedom Day (SFD) is an annual, global effort to celebrate the virtues of Free and Open Source Software and to promote its use. ... The Ubuntu Foundation was founded by Mark Shuttleworth and Canonical Ltd, on July 1, 2005 and announced by Benjamin Mako Hill. ...
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