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debianHELP.org is down
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We're sorry to inform you that the debianHELP.org site is down.

debianHELP.org was a support site for the Debian GNU/Linux "universal operating
system." The site's focus was generic, "common person" support and help for the Debian operating system (as
opposed to more advanced support). The site's founder was Dr. Randy Edwards, a former compsci professor, one-time
Debian package maintainer and overall Debian and Linux fan who saw the need for Debian to widen its appeal to
common computer users.
During its prime (the late 1990s/early oughts) Google (spit) ranked debianHELP.org as one of the
top 100,000 busiest sites on the then-much-smaller and less corporate-controlled Internet. (Or was that just
Google's pitch to carry their advertising?) DebianHELP.org militantly carried no advertising of any kind and
emphasised user-to-user, community support. The site's tagline was "militantly FREE software support."
debianHELP.org ran on a variety of free software
weblogs or content management systems, the most recent being Drupal.
That was an odd choice of platforms (perhaps a forum would have been better), but it worked. Essentially being a
one-person show, health problems forced the site's closure.
The current debianHELP.org domain is presently active. If any Debian fan is interested in obtaining the site,
contact "webmaster@debianhelp.org" outlining your ideas for the domain name.
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