The Origins of Linux - Linus Torvalds

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[Recorded Sept 19, 2001]
Linus Torvalds, the creator of the operating system phenomenon Linux, tells the story of how he went from writing code as a graduate student in Helsinki in the early 1990s to becoming an icon for open source software by the end of the decade.

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  • Yeah I have heard ...

    Yeah I have heard of Hurd. You mean the microkernel that is not production ready and has switched the possible kernel around numerous times and has yet to work properly?

    In terms of claiming GNU is more important? Well that is more complicated. It was not just the GNU programs and the linux kernel that made it a good operating system. Apache, X Windows, samba and numerous other programs are what brought the bulk of the users.

    Go watch revolution OS.

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  • OS or not aside, ...

    OS or not aside, hes a TRUE visionary compared to the overrated sad git that usually gets called that, guess WHO im referring to, btw 16k ram deff is NOT enough ^^

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  • I think you ...

    I think you misunderstood me: A) GNU would NOT have remained "simple tool programs". Ever heard of Hurd? B) Torvalds WAS important; GNU was more. C) "We" did NOT name "the" OS after him.

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  • sorry if Linus ...

    sorry if Linus never took up the kernel project himself, gnu would remain simple tool programs. If Linus was not at all important then why did we all name the os after him?

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  • Correct. But ...

    Correct. But doesn't Linus work at GNU?
    I'm also rather annoyed over Linux being called a operating system. Then Mach is too.

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