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Linux 3.17-rc2 Release Marks 23 Years of the Linux Kernel

Posted by Unknown on Monday August 25, 2014 @12:01PM from the linux-goes-to-grad-school dept.

An anonymous reader writes Linus Torvalds released Linux 3.17-rc2 today in commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the original kernel announcement. It was on 25 August 1991 that he announced his new OS project to the Minix users list.

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Re:23 years of being a rounding error by Anonymous Coward · 2014-08-25 12:45 · Score: 5, Insightful

After 23 years of consistently having your ass handed to you by Microsoft, you think Linus would have a little more humility. You know your software is complete shit when people willingly shell out hundreds of dollars for a superior product rather than use your product for free.
Ya, windows is winning. Except for the server room. And the tablet and smartphone spaces. And the embedded world. In fact, Linux is kicking windows to the curb pretty much everywhere except the desktop.