The Making of Linux: The World’s First Open-Source Operating System
GNU/Linux was the first complete open source and free operating system. The development of the Linux kernel and the GNU/Linux OS is one that every tech enthusiast should know.
From a hobby project in 1991 to one of the most widely used operating systems in the world, the development of Linux is a remarkable story of collaboration, innovation, and open-source software. Linux, for those that don’t know, is a community of open-source operating systems developed on top of the Linux kernel - the core of the operating system, responsible for managing resources, providing access to hardware, and communicating with other software.
One could say it all started in 1991 when Linus Torvalds, a computer science student at the University of Helsinki, started working on the operating system as a hobby project. He was frustrated with the proprietary nature of existing operating systems and wanted to create a free and open-source alternative that anyone could use and contribute to. A kernel that could be independent of any OS and be used on his hardware, the new Intel 80386 microprocessor. But it began 22 years earlier. This is the story of the development of the Linux kernel and the GNU/Linux operating system.
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Linus Torvalds’ Book “Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary“ -
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00:00 What is Linux?
00:28 Why Linus Built Linux
00:56 The Development Before Linux
02:07 Linus Announces His Hobby Project, Linux
02:56 How It All Started
03:43 It’s Actually GNU/Linux
05:45 The Name “Linux“
06:35 “Tux“, Linux’s Mascot
07:00 Linux Release
07:40 Significant Linux Distributions
09:11 More Linux Videos
09:21 Linux Today
11:01 Thanks for Watching!!
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