[% title = "Debian JP Enkai History" %]
<H2>=== [Pre-JP] ===</H2>
<dl>
<dt>1993. 8)</dt>
<dd>       Debian created by: Ian Murdock (Debian 0.01-0.90)</dd>

<dt>1994. 1)</dt>
<dd>       Debian 0.91</dd>

<dt>1994. 1-12)</dt>
<dd>       dpkg.sh appears in 1994.</dd>

<dt>1994.10)</dt>
<dd>       dpkg is rewritten in perl.</dd>

<dt>1994.11)</dt>
<dd>       Start of the sponsorship from FSF/GNU.</dd>

<dt>1995. 3)</dt>
<dd>
<p>       Debian 0.93R5 with perl version of dpkg</p>
<p>       New source format</p>
</dd>

<dt>1995. 5)</dt>
<dd>
<p>       dpkg is now in C.</p>
<p>       added support for virtual package</p>
</dd>

<dt>1995. 9)</dt>
<dd>
<pre>
       added alternative system
       new package format (tar balls with header file in one ar archive)
</pre>
</dd>  

<dt>1995.11)</dt>
<dd>
<p>       End of the sponsorship from FSF/GNU.</p>
<p>       Debian 0.93R6: dselect introduced</p>
<pre>
        - final release of a.out era
        - 60 developers
        - 1st master.debian.org by Bdale Garbee
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>1996. 1)</dt>
<dd>       added support for epoch</dd>

<dt>1996. 4)</dt>
<dd>       2nd Leader: Bruce Perens</dd>

<dt>1996. 6)</dt>
<dd>
<p>       Debian 1.1 _Buzz_</p>
<pre>
        - 1st release with Code Name
        - named after _Toy Story_ (Buzz Lightyear)
        - ELF release
        - Kernel 2.0
        - 474 packages
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>1996. 8)</dt>
<dd>   added dpkg-shlibdeps</dd>

</dl>

<H2> === [JP start] ===</H2>
<dl>
<dt>1996. 8.29)</dt>
<dd>
<p>debian-devel&#64;JP list created with 7 members.
 [devel:00002], [devel:00006]
</p>
</dd>

<dt>1996. 9. 3)</dt>
<dd>
<pre>
        translation (policy, programmer, dpkg man) [devel:00034]
        jp packate get together ftp.linux.or.jp [devel:00036]
        directory tree of ftp archive [devel:00038]
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>1996. 9.23)</dt>
<dd>       localization of dpkg for Japanese [devel:00099]</dd>

<dt>1996. 9.30)</dt>
<dd>       localization of installer for Japanese [devel:00115]</dd>

<dt>1996.10. 4)</dt>
<dd>       procedure to join Debian (policy ch.6) [devel:00135]</dd>


<dt>1996.10.31)</dt>
<dd>
<p>       Debian JP Project Home Page [devel:00178]</p>
</dd>

<dt>1996.11.13)</dt>
<dd>       official developer [devel:00207]</dd>

<dt>1996.12)</dt>
<dd>
<pre>
       Debian 1.2 _Rex_
        - 120 developers
        - 848 packages
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>1996.12.16)</dt>
<dd>dream of ftp.debian.or.jp :) [devel:00290]</dd>

<dt>1997. 1.21)</dt>
<dd>
<p>        naming rule of jp packages [devel:00450]</p>
<p>        ftp2.linux.or.jp/pub/Linux/debian/ at ftp.TokyoNet.AD.JP [devel:00451]/p>
</dd>

<dt>1997. 1.27)</dt>
<dd>         Debian article on Unix User [devel:00474]</dd>

<dt>1997. 2. 3)</dt>
<dd>         finish gettextize dpkg [devel:00531]</dd>

<dt>1997. 2. 6)</dt>
<dd>         how to make deb package [devel:00564]</dd>

<dt>1997. 2.14)</dt>
<dd>
<p>Debian JP User ML [devel:00636]</p>
</dd>

<dt>1997. 2.21)</dt>
<dd>         NEW OPERATING SYSTEM RIDES SPACE SHUTTLE [devel:00654]</dd>

<dt>1997. 3)</dt>
<dd>	start-stop-daemon is now in C.</dd>

<dt>1997. 3. 6)</dt>
<dd>origin of the release code name [devel:00748]</dd>

<dt>1997. 3.13)</dt>
<dd>Unix User: Debian JP Report [devel:00770]</dd>

<dt>1997. 3.14)</dt>
<dd>        <em>1st Debian Party in Osaka (Unix User Rensai Kinen)</em></dd>

<dt>1997. 3.15)</dt>
<dd>        UNIX USER Mook: Debian GNU/Linux [devel:00780]</dd>

<dt>1997. 4.12)</dt>
<dd>        JP Packages for UU97/07 & LJ vol3 [devel:00906]</dd>

<dt>1997. 5.15)</dt>
<dd>        JP Package for UU97/08</dd>

<dt>1997. 7. 3)</dt>
<dd> debian-users&#64;JP subscribers _500_ [devel:01077]<br>
        debian-devel&#64;JP subscribers 100+
</dd>

<dt>1997. 7. 4)</dt>
<dd>        proposal: private ml [devel:01081]</dd>

<dt>1997. 7.13)</dt>
<dd>        jp private ML created with 21 members.</dd>

<dt>1997. 7)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="[% wwworg %]/News/1997/19970602">
       Debian 1.3 _Bo_ released</a></p>
<pre>
        - final releasel of libc5 era
        - 200 developers
        - 974 packages
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>1997. 8)</dt>
<dd>
<pre>
       Debian JP Project 1st General Meeting
       master.debian.or.jp opened at Laser5
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>1997. 9)</dt>
<dd>   Debian JP got the domain name 'debian.or.jp'</dd>

<dt>1997.11)</dt>
<dd>       <em>2nd Debian Party in Osaka</em></dd>

<dt>1997.12.18)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/News/news-1997.html#19971218">
         "Debian GNU/Linux 1.3.1 with Debian JP Packages"</a>
         CD-ROM sold at Laser5</p>
</dd>

<dt>1998. 1)</dt>
<dd>   3rd Leader: Ian Jackson</dd>

<dt>1998. 3)</dt>
<dd>   apt released!</dd>

<dt>1998. 6)</dt>
<dd><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/events/1998/0622-tlf.5/">
   Tokyo Linux Fair + <em>1st Debian Party in Tokyo</em></a></dd>

<dt>1998. 7)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="[% wwworg %]/News/1998/19980724">
       Debian 2.0 _Hamm_</a></p>
<pre>
        - 1st release of libc6/glibc2
        - 1st release of multi-architecture (m68k added)
        - 400+ developers
        - 1500+ packages
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>1998. 8.16)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://lists.debian.or.jp/debian-users/199808/msg00349.html">
[debian-users:07692] Debian's 5th Birthday!</a><p>
</dd>

<dt>1998. 8.25)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="[% wwworg %]/News/1998/19980828">
       Hamm-JP Release</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/News/news-1998.html#19980825">(in Japanese)</a></p>
<pre>
       <em>Release Party for Hamm-JP in Kansai</em>
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>1998. 9)</dt>
<dd>
<pre>
       <em>Hamm-JP release party in Kanto</em>
       2nd General Meeting of Debian JP
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>1998.10.16)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/News/news-1998.html#19981016">Release of [Official] Debian JP 2.0 i386 3CD set</a></p>
</dd>

<dt>1998.11)</dt>
<dd>        New Server (misato, sakura) at Kashiwa (sponsored by N.V.)</dd>

<dt>1998.12)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/events/1998/1218-lc98/">Presentation at Linux Conference 1998</a></p>
<p>        <em>Year Ending Party in Kanto</em></p>
</dd>

<dt>1999. 1)</dt>
<dd>       4th Leader: Wichert Akkerman</dd>

<dt>1999. 2.20)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/News/news-1999.html#19990220">
        Contest for Debian JP Logo</a></p>
</dd>


<dt>1999. 3. 6)</dt>
<dd>
        <em>Debian JP Shikoku Meeting</em>
          [users:13083,13099,13100,13102]
</dd>

<dt>1999. 3)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="[% wwworg %]/News/1999/19990309">
       Debian 2.1 _Slink_</a></p>
<pre>
        - 2 more architecture added (Alpha and Sparc)
        - 2250 packages
        - apt introduced
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>1999. 3)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/events/1999/0318-lwcj99/">Linux World & Conference 1999</a></p>
<p>       <em>TLUG/LLUG/YLUG/Debian JP Joint Party (LCWJ99)</em></p>
</dd>

<dt>1999. 4)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/events/1999/0403-tls/">Tokyo Linux Summit</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/News/news-1999.html#19990423">Slink-JP Release</a></p>
<pre>
       <em>Memorial Tour in Hamanako for Slink-JP Release</em>
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>1999. 5)</dt>
<dd>       <em>Slink-JP Release Party in West Japan</em></dd>

<dt>1999. 6)</dt>
<dd>       JP Merge Operation start!</dd>

<dt>1999. 7)</dt>
<dd>       added dpkg-architecture</dd>

<dt>1999.12)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/events/1999/1217-lc99/">
       Linux Conference 1999 Yokohama</a></p>
</dd>

<dt>2000. 1)</dt>
<dd>       added debsign</dd>

<dt>2000. 5)</dt>
<dd>       statoverrides</dd>

<dt>2000. 8)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="[% wwworg %]/News/2000/20000815">
       Debian 2.2 _Potato_  "Joel 'Espy' Klecker" release</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/News/news-2000.html#20000814">(in Japanese)</a></p>
<pre>
        - 2 more architecture added (PowerPC and ARM)
        - 450+ developers
        - 2600+ source packages
        - 3900+ binary packages
</pre>

<pre>
<em>Debian Community Party in Hamamatsu for Potato Release</em>
  [users:23186,23189,23353,23493,23530,23542,23552,23613]
</pre>
</dd>

<dt>2000.10)</dt>
<dd>       Debian JP Web Site Renewal</dd>


<dt>2001. 2)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp/events/2001/0209-ncom21">
           Net &amp; COM 21</a></p></dd>

<dt>2001. 4)</dt>
<dd>       Regulation updated in Debian JP</dd>

<dt>2001. 4)</dt>
<dd>       5th Leader: Ben Collins</dd>

<dt>2001. 5)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp//events/2001/0530-lw2001/">
       Linux World EXPO/Tokyo 2001</a></p></dd>

<dt>2001.10)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp//events/2001/1025-dcj2001/">       Debian Conference 2001 Tokyo</a></p>
</dd>

<dt>2001.12)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp//events/2001/1207-bsd-linux-day/">
BSD/Linux Day</a></p>
</dd>

<dt>2002. 4)</dt>
<dd>       6th Leader: Bdale Garbee</dd>

<dt>2002. 5)</dt>
<dd>
<p><a href="http://www.debian.or.jp//events/2002/0529-lw2002/">
       Linux World EXPO/Tokyo 2002</a></p>
</dd>

<dt>2002. 7)</dt>
<dd><a href="[% wwworg %]/News/2002/20020719">
       Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 'Woody' released</a></dd>

<dt>2002. 9)</dt>
<dd>       Today, Linux Conference 2002 Tokyo / Debian BOF!</dd>
</dl>