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Linux Turns 17 Today

Posted by kdawson on from the hippo-birdies dept.

Meshach writes "Over at the Linux Journal, Doc Searles is noting that today marks 17 years since Linus posted to Usenet, starting Linux (post). As a Linux user at work and at home I say, thanks Linus!" The anniversary is also featured on the top page of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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  1. Linus... humble!? by saleenS281 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Holy crap, Linus almost sounds like he was humble back then. Apparently all that fame and power since has turned him into a complete cock.

    Yaya, mod me down as flamebait, but the guy really needs to get off his high horse.

  2. Re:Age of Consent by MrMista_B · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Flamebait for saying that it isn't against the law to use Linux?

    You /do/ know what Linux is, right?

  3. Re:Age of Consent by Migity · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I was raping Windows back when it was 12!