How did it all begin?

In the words of the man who knows best:


    From: imurdock@shell.portal.com (Ian A Murdock)
    To: debian-linux@netcom.com
    Subject: The FSF and Debian Linux
    Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1993 10:16:04 -0700 (PDT)
   
    I was contacted by Richard Stallman yesterday; he is interested in an FSF
    distribution of a version of Linux and wanted to know if I was interested
    in gearing Debian toward this objective.  I told him yes.  Feelings on
    this?  I personally feel that Linux could only benefit through direct
    association with the FSF, and I also feel (though this is obviously a
    biased opinion) that Debian will soon be the best Linux distribution
    available.  I'm hoping to be "done" by the end of the year.  When I say
    "done", I am referring to a public release, though of course Debian will
    continue to grow and improve with Linux so it will actually never be "done"
    in the literal sense of the word.