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Linux Timeline By LWN and LJ

Posted by Hemos on from the looking-at-my-navel dept.

A reader wrote to us with the link that Linux Journal has put together a Linux Timeline. Kinda nice to walk down memory lane - and think about what was on peoples' mind at each major point. Of course, if I see the original letter Linus wrote at the beginning one more time...*grin*

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  1. linux timeline by edrugtrader · · Score: 0, Troll

    those who can, code.
    those who can't, make up silly timelines.

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  2. Wars by papasui · · Score: 1, Troll

    It's kinda funny that it started out Linux as an alternative to Windows and what it has become is xxx Linux as an alternative to xyz linux. Distos competing against each other, instead of ultimately working together to continue to improve it. There needs to be some sort of linux management system to get things under control.

  3. bad news for Linux? by tps12 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Looking back at how far Linux has come, I can't help but get a little emotional. Yes, there was the first release of ext2 support, the first sound card driver, the primitive printing support (heh, still waiting for that one to pan out)...all outstanding achievments, since the entire OS was basically written by untrained amateurs in their free time.

    And yet, I'm not sure what a good idea it is to publicize Linux's "game plan," as it were. By looking at this timeline, Linux's competitors (BSD, Micro$oft, Sun...) may get an idea of how we managed to do so much with so little. If this information falls into the hands of those who have not only more of a financial stake in their product, but a greater talent and experience pool from which to draw, then Linux may find itself driven from the market by its own strategies. :(

    I like Linux. I like it a lot. I use it for email and web browsing, and it looks like one day soon I will be able to watch my DVD collection on it, and even connect it to my digital camera. These are exciting times for Linux, so it would especially painful to see it fail now.

    Let's try to keep these timelines and things inside the community. Post them in mailing lists or newsgroups, but keep them off the web. And for heaven's sake, don't report them to slashdot!

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  4. Re:Wishful Thinking (Your wish is not granted) by SpatchMonkey · · Score: 1, Troll

    Nice try, but you forgot about the dozens of security holes in sendmail. (Remember the Morris Worm?)

    And do remember that RedHat is the most insecure OS around in its default install.