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Linux 2001 Timeline

Posted by HeUnique on from the this-is-definately-in-a-must-read dept.

From the people at Eklektix Inc. (ok, everyone knows them simply as LWN or Linux Weekly News) have written the Linux 2001 Timeline (you can read it all at once with this link, though it's 1MB download). Lots of funny notes from Linus, Eric Raymond, RMS, some sad moments. Who would have remembered that Linux kernel 2.4.0 went out only a year ago (Jan. 4, 2001), Eric Raymond promising SourceForge mirrors, and other tidbits -- A definite must-read.

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  1. Mac OS X by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I find it odd that they mention so many non-Linux things, while at the same time not mentioniong a new UNIX-based operating system that is showing up everywhere.

    Does anyone know if the overall market share of Mac OS X is greater than the market share of Linux yet?

  2. Re:Linus flees by jmu1 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Call me naive, but I haven't had a single problem with my Enigma box dialing out with pppd... I don't recall ever seeing an update for it in the updates archive either.

  3. a pattern is emerging in the linux market by Vspirit · · Score: 2, Interesting

    and its not a new one at all

    The linux market is maturing and on its path from hobbyism to professionalism a long way has been completed, yet running is still necessary to catch up.

    Nonetheless the dices are showing its eyes and business it is.

    The OpenSource EVOLUTION are successful. At least in my eyes. The purpose was to me, to establish a foundation of a counterpart to the monopolistic software business we all love and hate as Microsoft.

    No single company was capable of establishing such a counterpart, not even Sun or IBM, yet they have tried, I'll grant them that. So instead companies and people have fought hand in hand in spawning an alternative to MS that could survive and co-exist with Windows. We have succeeded.

    Linux will be continue to be free thanks to the GPL and the support, so will the BSD's.

    But one thing to acknowledge is that we will see more and more services based on paid subscriptions to be introduced.

    As the dark ages matures and the warlords loses their strength due to long lasting battles, threaties are signed and peace and prosperity grows.

    Rivers of blood was to be seen, but the blood have not been wasted, it has found new purpose. It ripped up existence, to seed the changes.

    We have a new market now. But it is still young.
    Compared to before the dark ages, Romans were in control, and Romans alone. Rome collapsed, but still it exist today. But things are different, won't you say?

    I didn't say this one was going to be easy to understand. The software and business markets are only a small pocket in time. So are world history. - Open your eyes.

    Once I had karma, now I have none. :)