https://www.cyberciti.biz/linux-news/in-comics-linux-celebrates-28th-birthday/
On 26 August 1991, Linus Torvalds announced hobby project that was supposed to better than Minix operating systems.
The original plan was that Linux is going a free operating system, but just a hobby and won’t be big or professional like GNU. Linux turns 28 years old and together with GNU it has become much much bigger than originally planned: dominating supercomputers, Internet servers and smart phones.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Linux Kernel 5.4 Released With Kernel Lockdown, ExFAT Support & Improvements to AMD Radeon Graphics
https://itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-5-4/
Linux Kernel 5.4 is the last major stable kernel release of the year 2019. This new release has some big changes that will (positively) impact both manufacturers and end-users.
Tomi Engdahl says:
GNU/Linux Love: Behind every successful penguin, there is a gnu. Image by Alison Upton https://www.gnu.org/graphics/gnulove.en.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/11099-linux-ytimen-historia-tuhansista-koodiriveista-28-4-miljoonaan
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/linux-was-named-by-ari-lemmke-without-consulting-linus-torvalds
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Lemmke
Tomi Engdahl says:
Linux Foundation celebrates 30 years of Torvalds’ kernel with a dry T-shirt contest
Artistic types invited to submit their designs – under very specific guidelines
https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/08/linux_foundation_t_shirt/