Today in History

Aug 17 Mae West born, 1892
Aug 17 First public bath opened in N.Y., 1891
Aug 17 Anniversary of the Death of General San Martin in Argentina
Aug 17 Independence Day in Indonesia
Aug 17* Admission Day in Hawaii, 1984 (3rd Friday)
Aug 17 Paso a la inmortalidad de José Francisco de San Martín, 1850
Aug 17 Aujourd'hui, c'est la St(e) Hyacinthe.
Aug 17 Jácint
Aug 17 Международный день телекоммуникаций
Aug 17 Международный день студентов
Aug 17 День ракетных войск стратегического назначения
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Debian is the most influential gnu/linux distro, ever.

Debian is the most influential [gnu/]Linux distribution ever. Of the 305 active distributions listed on Distrowatch, 147 are derived from Debian, and 87 from Ubuntu, Debian's most famous off-shoot. In other words, 77% of the distributions being used today wouldn't exist without Debian.

source: http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Debian-and-I

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