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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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Happy birthday ππ GNU/Linux.
Today GNU/Linux is 32 years old.
It was thankfully released to the public on August 25th, 1991 by Linus Torvalds when he was only 21 years old student.
What a lovely journey π€
That makes Linux a Leo. Someone who cares about that tell me what that means
It means low earth orbit. You're welcome.
pretty sure there's lots of linux running there
Means it has positive polarity, fixed modality, and fire triplicity. Don't you know nothing?
might as well be any Pokemon
I choose Empoleon, the penguin
Read as Law Enforcement Officer. And I was, huh? Then it hit me. Ah, the zodiac...
Ah yes, the guy they named Linus Tech Tips after. π
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I whish I was 32 happy birthday
Seems like only yesterday I was co-admining my first public server in 1996.
Fun times.
Good on you. I was still watching cartoons in 1996. To be fair I matured very late (if ever).
I read in "The Cathedral and The Bazaar" that Linux was not that revolutionary (it reused code and ideas from Mimix) but the collaboration of the entire talent pool from the Internet to develop the kernel is. Massively respect for Linus.
happy birthday mr torvold
Love to see this piece of history!