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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

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

[–] Horrabin 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

He just a freak like that