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[โ€“] MrothersInArms@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The word "Debian" was formed as a portmanteau of the first name of his then-girlfriend (later ex-wife) Debra Lynn and his own first name

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[โ€“] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

"Later ex-wife" is like three tenses of information at once.