Hello everybody out there using minix-
I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I’d like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix; as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-sytem due to practical reasons) among other things.
Linus Torvalds (1991)
Although August 25 is generally considered Linux’s birthday as far as most folks are concerned (including the Linux Foundation, and they know a thing or two about Linux), the kernel may have as many as four birthdays, according to Linus himself — two more than Her Majesty the Queen!
Some prefer to mark the Linux kernel’s anniversary on the day that the first source code (of what would become Linux) appeared (September 17, 1991). Others consider the first mature 1.0 release to be the most applicable birthdate (March 14, 1994).
For what it’s worth, Linus himself doesn’t mind which date people choose to celebrate.
And as his hobby project turns 31, the guy must feel awed, proud, and maybe a little overwhelmed by the importance of his creation.
In 2022, Linux is at the heart of our digital world, from smartphones, routers, desktop PCs, servers, and beyond. The top 500 fastest supercomputers? They all run Linux. Linux even runs in space these days.
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