How Linux Was Announced to the World in 1991 [pic]

Posted by accarrino on Sunday September 02, 2012 @08:58AM
from the methodshop.com dept.

http://www.methodshop.com/2011/05/linux-1991.shtml

Linux was created as a hobby by a Finnish computer science student named Linus Benedict Torvalds. But did you ever wonder how Linux was “announced”? Linus first told the world about his “hobby OS” on a Usenet posting on Aug 26 1991 at 2:12 am...

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Re:How Linux Was Announced to the World in 1991 [pic] by SeppoErviala on Monday September 03, 2012 @04:14AM (#4469569)

Why the picture? The post is still up.

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!msg/comp.os.mi...

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Re:How Linux Was Announced to the World in 1991 [pic] by smonff on Sunday September 02, 2012 @07:12PM (#4468493)

It's cool, but it's a pity that this thing is on Google Groups.

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Re:How Linux Was Announced to the World in 1991 [pic] by Splognosticus on Monday September 03, 2012 @01:41PM (#4471157)

Where else would it be? I wasn't aware there even were any other Usenet archives out there.

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