Editing Debian (section)

=== Leader election (1999–2005) ===
From 1999, the project leader was elected yearly.<ref name="vote-info" /> The number of applicants was overwhelming and the project established the new member process.{{sfn |Coleman |2013 |p=141}}<ref>{{Cite mailing list |last=Akkerman |first=Wichert |title=New maintainer proposal |mailing-list=debian-project |date=1999-10-17 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/1999/10/msg00003.html |access-date=2014-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050930/https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/1999/10/msg00003.html |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |url-status=live |publisher=Debian}}</ref> The package manager front-end [[APT (software)|APT]] was deployed with Debian 2.1.<ref name="releases" /> The first Debian derivatives, namely [[Libranet]],<ref>{{Cite mailing list |last=Lohner |first=Nils |title=New Linux distribution brings Debian to the desktop. |mailing-list=debian-commercial |date=1999-11-09 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-commercial/1999/msg00006.html |access-date=2014-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909090826/https://lists.debian.org/debian-commercial/1999/msg00006.html |archive-date=September 9, 2015 |url-status=live |publisher=Debian}}</ref> [[Corel Linux]] and [[Stormix]]'s Storm Linux, were started in 1999.<ref name="history4" /> The 2.2 release in 2000 was dedicated to Joel Klecker, a developer who had recently died of [[Duchenne muscular dystrophy]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-08-15 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, the 'Joel "Espy" Klecker' release, is officially released |url=http://www.debian.org/News/2000/20000815 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629101301/http://www.debian.org/News/2000/20000815 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=2011-07-27 |publisher=Debian}}</ref>

In late 2000, the project reorganized the archive with new package "pools" and created the ''Testing'' trunk, made up of packages considered stable, to reduce the freeze for the next release.<ref name="history4" /> In the same year, developers began holding an annual conference called [[DebConf]] with talks and workshops for developers and technical users.<ref>{{Cite mailing list |last=Laronde |first=Thierry |title=First Debian Conference : the program |mailing-list=debian-devel-announce |date=2000-05-15 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2000/05/msg00006.html |access-date=2014-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225144425/http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2000/05/msg00006.html |archive-date=December 25, 2013 |url-status=live |publisher=Debian}}</ref> In May 2001, [[Hewlett-Packard]] announced plans to base its Linux development on Debian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lemos |first=Robert |date=2001-05-10 |title=HP settles on Debian Linux |url=http://news.cnet.com/HP-settles-on-Debian-Linux/2100-1001_3-257405.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819204105/http://news.cnet.com/HP-settles-on-Debian-Linux/2100-1001_3-257405.html |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |access-date=2014-08-19 |website=[[CNET|CNET News]]}}</ref>

In July 2002, the project released version 3.0, code-named Woody, the first release to include cryptographic software, a free-licensed KDE and [[Internationalization and localization|internationalization]].{{sfn |Krafft |2005 |p=33}} During these last release cycles, the Debian project drew considerable criticism from the free software community because of the long time between stable releases.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lettice |first=John |date=2002-07-23 |title=Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 released |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/07/23/debian_gnu_linux/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703122451/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/07/23/debian_gnu_linux/ |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |access-date=2014-08-19 |website=[[The Register]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=LeMay |first=Renai |date=2005-03-18 |title=Debian leaders: Faster release cycle required |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/debian-leaders-faster-release-cycle-required/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053504/http://www.zdnet.com/debian-leaders-faster-release-cycle-required-1139185097/ |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |access-date=2014-08-03 |work=[[ZDNet]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-04-20 |title=Ubuntu vs. Debian, reprise |url=http://ianmurdock.com/debian/ubuntu-vs-debian-reprise/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819164015/http://ianmurdock.com/debian/ubuntu-vs-debian-reprise/ |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |access-date=2014-06-05 |publisher=[[Ian Murdock]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Some events disturbed the project while the Sarge release was in preparation, as Debian servers were attacked by fire and hackers.<ref name="history4" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |author-link=Andrew Orlowski |date=2003-12-02 |title=Hackers used unpatched server to breach Debian |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/02/hackers_used_unpatched_server/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703125104/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/12/02/hackers_used_unpatched_server/ |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |access-date=2014-08-03 |website=[[The Register]]}}</ref> One of the most memorable was the Vancouver prospectus.{{sfn |Coleman |2013 |pp=150–156}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |author-link=Andrew Orlowski |date=2005-03-14 |title=Debian drops mainframe, Sparc development |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/14/debian_reduced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703150116/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/14/debian_reduced/ |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |access-date=2014-08-03 |website=[[The Register]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite mailing list |last=Verhelst |first=Wouter |title=Results of the meeting in Helsinki about the Vancouver proposal |mailing-list=debian-devel-announce |date=2005-08-21 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/08/msg00009.html |access-date=2014-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051225/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/08/msg00009.html |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |url-status=live |publisher=Debian}}</ref> After a meeting held in [[Vancouver]], release manager Steve Langasek announced a plan to reduce the number of supported ports to four in order to shorten future release cycles.<ref>{{Cite mailing list |last=Langasek |first=Steve |title=Bits (Nybbles?) from the Vancouver release team meeting |mailing-list=debian-devel-announce |date=2005-03-14 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/03/msg00012.html |access-date=2014-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051223/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/03/msg00012.html |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |url-status=live |publisher=Debian}}</ref> There was a large reaction because the proposal looked more like a decision and because such a drop would damage Debian's aim to be "the universal operating system".{{sfn |Coleman |2013 |pp=153–154}}<ref>{{Cite mailing list |last=Jarno |first=Aurélien |title=Re: Bits (Nybbles?) from the Vancouver release team meeting |mailing-list=debian-devel |date=2005-03-14 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/03/msg00712.html |access-date=2014-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051316/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/03/msg00712.html |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |url-status=live |publisher=Debian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite mailing list |last=Blache |first=Julien |title=Re: Bits (Nybbles?) from the Vancouver release team meeting |mailing-list=debian-devel |date=2005-03-14 |url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/03/msg00761.html |access-date=2014-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051319/https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/03/msg00761.html |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |url-status=live |publisher=Debian}}</ref>

The first version of the Debian-based [[Ubuntu]] distribution, named "4.10 Warty Warthog", was released on October 20, 2004.<ref name="wartyRelease">{{Cite mailing list |last=Shuttleworth |first=Mark |title=Ubuntu 4.10 announcement |mailing-list=ubuntu-announce |date=20 October 2004 |url=https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2004-October/000003.html |access-date=19 August 2008 |author-link=Mark Shuttleworth}}</ref> Because it was distributed as a free download, it became one of the most popular and successful operating systems with more than "40 million users" according to [[Canonical (company)|Canonical Ltd.]]<ref name="Michael Kerner">{{Cite web |last=Kerner |first=Sean Michael |date=7 April 2010 |title=Ubuntu Claims 12 Million Users as Lucid Linux Desktop Nears |url=http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/7032/1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410164921/http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/7032/1 |archive-date=10 April 2010 |access-date=7 April 2010 |website=LinuxPlanet.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Ubuntu Insights |url=https://insights.ubuntu.com/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906185403/http://insights.ubuntu.com/about/ |archive-date=6 September 2015 |website=Insights.Ubuntu.com |publisher=Canonical Ltd}}</ref> However, Murdock was critical of the differences between Ubuntu packages and Debian, stating that it led to incompatibilities.<ref name="forking">{{Cite web |last=Murdock |first=Ian |date=20 April 2005 |title=Ubuntu vs. Debian, reprise |url=http://ianmurdock.com/debian/ubuntu-vs-debian-reprise/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819164015/http://ianmurdock.com/debian/ubuntu-vs-debian-reprise/ |archive-date=19 August 2014 |access-date=21 October 2007}}</ref>