securitybreach Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Linux!!!!!! Our favorite operating system kernel is 21 years old now. Back in 25th August, 1991, Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, made this announcement in comp.os.minix newsgroup: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-SYSTEM (DUE TO PRACTICAL REASONS) AMONG OTHER THINGS). I'VE CURRENTLY PORTED BASH(1.08) AND GCC(1.40), AND THINGS SEEM TO WORK. THIS IMPLIES THAT I'LL GET SOMETHING PRACTICAL WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FEATURES MOST PEOPLE WOULD WANT. ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME, BUT I WON'T PROMISE I'LL IMPLEMENT THEM :-) PS. YES - IT'S FREE OF ANY MINIX CODE, AND IT HAS A MULTI-THREADED FS. IT IS NOT PROTABLE (USES 386 TASK SWITCHING ETC), AND IT PROBABLY NEVER WILL SUPPORT ANYTHING OTHER THAN AT-HARDDISKS, AS THAT'S ALL I HAVE :-(. http://www.muktware....-birthday-linux 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Wow! So young. Wish I was 21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Wow! So young. Wish I was 21. Yeah, me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeg4 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Happy Birthday Linux , I happen to have a linux coffee mug celebrating its first Birthday inscribed "Bearly Surviving" dated 1982 Linux sure has come a long way baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Happy Birthday Linux , I happen to have a linux coffee mug celebrating its first Birthday inscribed "Bearly Surviving" dated 1982 Linux sure has come a long way baby 1982? You must have a time machine or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeg4 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 (edited) Securit breach 1982? You must have a time machine or something pics of my time machine My time machine Edited August 25, 2012 by georgeg4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 That is an impressive invisible time machine georgeg4 Happy Birthday Linux 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 If you saw it, he'd have to kill you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 If you saw it, he'd have to kill you. Right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Happy Birthday Linux! Finally old enough to drink! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichase Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Can't imagine Linus could have invisioned where Linux would be today at 21 years of age. It's absolutely amazing what happens when you put something out there open source, other great and talented minds can build upon it and then you have what we have today. AWESOME!!!!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I should have thought of this the other day, but we should all go to https://linuxcounter.net/ and login to renew/update our Linux User/Machines registration on Linux's birthday, huh? Well, what are you waiting for? https://linuxcounter.net/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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