=== [Pre-JP] ===

1993. 8)

Debian created by: Ian Murdock (Debian 0.01-0.90)

1994. 1)

Debian 0.91

1994. 1-12)

dpkg.sh appears in 1994.

1994.10)

dpkg is rewritten in perl.

1994.11)

Start of the sponsorship from FSF/GNU.

1995. 3)

Debian 0.93R5 with perl version of dpkg

New source format

1995. 5)

dpkg is now in C.

added support for virtual package

1995. 9)

       added alternative system
       new package format (tar balls with header file in one ar archive)

1995.11)

End of the sponsorship from FSF/GNU.

Debian 0.93R6: dselect introduced

        - final release of a.out era
        - 60 developers
        - 1st master.debian.org by Bdale Garbee

1996. 1)

added support for epoch

1996. 4)

2nd Leader: Bruce Perens

1996. 6)

Debian 1.1 _Buzz_

        - 1st release with Code Name
        - named after _Toy Story_ (Buzz Lightyear)
        - ELF release
        - Kernel 2.0
        - 474 packages

1996. 8)

added dpkg-shlibdeps

=== [JP start] ===

1996. 8.29)

debian-devel@JP list created with 7 members. [devel:00002], [devel:00006]

1996. 9. 3)

        translation (policy, programmer, dpkg man) [devel:00034]
        jp packate get together ftp.linux.or.jp [devel:00036]
        directory tree of ftp archive [devel:00038]

1996. 9.23)

localization of dpkg for Japanese [devel:00099]

1996. 9.30)

localization of installer for Japanese [devel:00115]

1996.10. 4)

procedure to join Debian (policy ch.6) [devel:00135]

1996.10.31)

Debian JP Project Home Page [devel:00178]

1996.11.13)

official developer [devel:00207]

1996.12)

       Debian 1.2 _Rex_
        - 120 developers
        - 848 packages

1996.12.16)

dream of ftp.debian.or.jp :) [devel:00290]

1997. 1.21)

naming rule of jp packages [devel:00450]

ftp2.linux.or.jp/pub/Linux/debian/ at ftp.TokyoNet.AD.JP [devel:00451]/p>

1997. 1.27)

Debian article on Unix User [devel:00474]

1997. 2. 3)

finish gettextize dpkg [devel:00531]

1997. 2. 6)

how to make deb package [devel:00564]

1997. 2.14)

Debian JP User ML [devel:00636]

1997. 2.21)

NEW OPERATING SYSTEM RIDES SPACE SHUTTLE [devel:00654]

1997. 3)

start-stop-daemon is now in C.

1997. 3. 6)

origin of the release code name [devel:00748]

1997. 3.13)

Unix User: Debian JP Report [devel:00770]

1997. 3.14)

1st Debian Party in Osaka (Unix User Rensai Kinen)

1997. 3.15)

UNIX USER Mook: Debian GNU/Linux [devel:00780]

1997. 4.12)

JP Packages for UU97/07 & LJ vol3 [devel:00906]

1997. 5.15)

JP Package for UU97/08

1997. 7. 3)

debian-users@JP subscribers _500_ [devel:01077]
debian-devel@JP subscribers 100+

1997. 7. 4)

proposal: private ml [devel:01081]

1997. 7.13)

jp private ML created with 21 members.

1997. 7)

Debian 1.3 _Bo_ released

        - final releasel of libc5 era
        - 200 developers
        - 974 packages

1997. 8)

       Debian JP Project 1st General Meeting
       master.debian.or.jp opened at Laser5

1997. 9)

Debian JP got the domain name 'debian.or.jp'

1997.11)

2nd Debian Party in Osaka

1997.12.18)

"Debian GNU/Linux 1.3.1 with Debian JP Packages" CD-ROM sold at Laser5

1998. 1)

3rd Leader: Ian Jackson

1998. 3)

apt released!

1998. 6)

Tokyo Linux Fair + 1st Debian Party in Tokyo

1998. 7)

Debian 2.0 _Hamm_

        - 1st release of libc6/glibc2
        - 1st release of multi-architecture (m68k added)
        - 400+ developers
        - 1500+ packages

1998. 8.16)

[debian-users:07692] Debian's 5th Birthday!

1998. 8.25)

Hamm-JP Release

(in Japanese)

       Release Party for Hamm-JP in Kansai

1998. 9)

       Hamm-JP release party in Kanto
       2nd General Meeting of Debian JP

1998.10.16)

Release of [Official] Debian JP 2.0 i386 3CD set

1998.11)

New Server (misato, sakura) at Kashiwa (sponsored by N.V.)

1998.12)

Presentation at Linux Conference 1998

Year Ending Party in Kanto

1999. 1)

4th Leader: Wichert Akkerman

1999. 2.20)

Contest for Debian JP Logo

1999. 3. 6)

Debian JP Shikoku Meeting [users:13083,13099,13100,13102]

1999. 3)

Debian 2.1 _Slink_

        - 2 more architecture added (Alpha and Sparc)
        - 2250 packages
        - apt introduced

1999. 3)

Linux World & Conference 1999

TLUG/LLUG/YLUG/Debian JP Joint Party (LCWJ99)

1999. 4)

Tokyo Linux Summit

Slink-JP Release

       Memorial Tour in Hamanako for Slink-JP Release

1999. 5)

Slink-JP Release Party in West Japan

1999. 6)

JP Merge Operation start!

1999. 7)

added dpkg-architecture

1999.12)

Linux Conference 1999 Yokohama

2000. 1)

added debsign

2000. 5)

statoverrides

2000. 8)

Debian 2.2 _Potato_ "Joel 'Espy' Klecker" release

(in Japanese)

        - 2 more architecture added (PowerPC and ARM)
        - 450+ developers
        - 2600+ source packages
        - 3900+ binary packages

Debian Community Party in Hamamatsu for Potato Release
  [users:23186,23189,23353,23493,23530,23542,23552,23613]

2000.10)

Debian JP Web Site Renewal

2001. 2)

Net & COM 21

2001. 4)

Regulation updated in Debian JP

2001. 4)

5th Leader: Ben Collins

2001. 5)

Linux World EXPO/Tokyo 2001

2001.10)

Debian Conference 2001 Tokyo

2001.12)

BSD/Linux Day

2002. 4)

6th Leader: Bdale Garbee

2002. 5)

Linux World EXPO/Tokyo 2002

2002. 7)

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 'Woody' released

2002. 9)

Today, Linux Conference 2002 Tokyo / Debian BOF!