submitted 10 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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[-] TxzK@lemmy.zip 17 points 10 months ago

"More importantly for the future success of Linux was that the X11 system was ported to it, making 1992 the year of the Linux desktop."

I thought next year will be the year of Linux desktop

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Turns out it was there all along, and it’s the friends we made along the way.

[-] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 12 points 10 months ago

Great story. I do wonder why Linus initally chose FREAX.

[-] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 9 months ago

He just a freak like that

[-] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

My guess: Because it's both FRee and frEAkish (atypical) compared to commercial uniX.

[-] Horrabin@programming.dev 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

My first distro was a Slackware that came on a CD of a magazine in the late 90s. Amazing how Linux quickly evolved and was available for people.

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