The Debian Project has had the following leaders: Debian, created by the Debian Project, is a widely used distribution of free software developed through the collaboration of volunteers from around the world. ...

1. Ian Murdock (August 1993 – March 1996), founder of the Debian Project
2. Bruce Perens (April 1996 – December 1997)
3. Ian Jackson (January 1998 – December 1998)
4. Wichert Akkerman (January 1999 – March 2001)
5. Ben Collins (April 2001 – April 2002)
6. Bdale Garbee (April 2002 – April 2003)
7. Martin Michlmayr (March 2003 – March 2005)
8. Branden Robinson (April 2005 – April 2006)
9. Anthony Towns (April 2006 – present)

Ian Murdock is the founder of the Debian project and the commercial Progeny Debian distribution. ... Bruce Perens is a prominent figure in the open source movement and to some extent in the free software movement. ... Ian W. Jackson is a long time Free Software author and Debian developer. ... Ben Collins was the Debian Project Leader from January 1999 to March 2001. ... Bdale Garbee is a former Debian Project Leader and current HP Linux CTO. His full name is Barksdale Garbee; his first name is in honor of his maternal grandfather, Alfred D. Barksdale. ... Martin Michlmayr was elected in March 2003 as the Debian project leader. ... Branden Robinson is the current Project Leader of the Debian Project, and its widely used distribution of free software developed through the collaboration of volunteers from around the world. ... Anthony Towns, Australian programmer, is the current Debian Project Leader, one of the Debian ftpmasters and secretary of Linux Australia. ...

See also

• Debian

Debian, organized by the Debian Project, is a widely used distribution of free software developed through the collaboration of volunteers from around the world. ...

External links

• A Brief History of Debian. Chapter 2 — Leadership
• Debian Project Leader