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Ian Jackson is a longtime free software author and Debian developer. Jackson wrote dpkgcite-ref-1[1]cite-ref-debian-hist-2-0[2]cite-ref-3[3] (replacing a more primitive Perl tool with the same name), SAUCE (Software Against Unsolicited Commercial Email), userv and debbugs. He used to maintain the Linux FAQ. He runs chiark.greenend.org.uk, a Linux system which is home to PuTTY among other things.

As of October 2021, he works for the Tor Project.cite-ref-4[4]cite-ref-5[5] He has previously worked for Citrix,cite-ref-6[6]cite-ref-7[7] Canonical,cite-ref-8[8] and nCipher.cite-ref-9[9]

Jackson became Debian Project Leader in January 1998, and Wichert Akkerman took his place in 1999.cite-ref-10[10]cite-ref-debian-hist-2-1[2] Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 (hamm) was released during his term. During that time he was also a vice-president and then president of Software in the Public Interest in 1998 and 1999.

Jackson received a PhD in Computer Science from Cambridge University in 1998. His PhD thesis was entitled Who goes here ? Confidentiality of location through anonymity.cite-ref-11[11]

Jackson was a member of the Debian Technical Committeecite-ref-12[12] until November 2014 when he resignedcite-ref-13[13] as a result of controversies around the proposed use of systemd in Debian.cite-ref-14[14]

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• authbind (1998), an open-source system utility

cite-note-11. ↑ "dpkg/dpkg.git/blob - AUTHORS". anonscm.debian.org. 2010-02-20. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-05-17.

cite-note-debian-hist-22. ↑ "A Brief History of Debian: Chapter 4 - A Detailed History". Debian. 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-05-17.

cite-note-33. ↑ citerefperens1995Perens, Bruce (1995-09-05). "redhat packaging system and dpkg". Retrieved 2013-05-17.

cite-note-44. ↑ citerefjacksonJackson, Ian. "diziet | Going to work for the Tor Project". diziet.dreamwidth.org. Retrieved 2022-05-20.

cite-note-55. ↑ "Tor Project | Software Developer, Rust". 2021-07-21. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2022-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

cite-note-66. ↑ citerefsharwoodSharwood, Simon. "No, we're not sorry for Xen security SNAFUs says Ian Jackson". The Register. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

cite-note-77. ↑ "FOSDEM 2013 - Ian Jackson". fosdem.org. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

cite-note-88. ↑ "Künftiges Init-System der Linux-Distribution Debian: Zwischen Patt und allgemeiner Abstimmung". Heise Online (in German). 20 January 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

cite-note-99. ↑ citerefhertzogmas2015Hertzog, Raphaël; Mas, Roland (2015). The Debian Administrator's Handbook: Debian Jessie From Discovery To Mastery. Freexian. p. 99. ISBN 9791091414012. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

cite-note-1010. ↑ "Debian GNU/Linux – Debian's Organizational Structure (05 December 2000)". Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

cite-note-1111. ↑ citerefjackson1998Jackson, Ian (1998-06-29). Who goes here ? Confidentiality of location through anonymity. Cambridge University. Retrieved 2013-05-17 – via chiark.greenend.org.uk.

cite-note-1212. ↑ "Debian's Organizational Structure". Debian. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

cite-note-1313. ↑ citerefjackson2014Jackson, Ian (19 November 2014). "Resignation". Debian Mailing List. Retrieved 19 November 2014. I am resigning from the Technical Committee with immediate effect. While it is important that the views of the 30-40% of the project who agree with me should continue to be represented on the TC, I myself am clearly too controversial a figure at this point to do so. I should step aside to try to reduce the extent to which conversations about the project's governance are personalised.

cite-note-1414. ↑ citerefgold2014Gold, Jon (19 November 2014). "Open-source devs vote down anti-systemd measure, sponsor steps down". Network World. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

• Ian Jackson's home page