- Jan 24, 2011
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Now that it's August 25 in most countries, the time has come for us Linux geeks to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the open source project that changed the world as we know it.
Yes, that's right, exactly 25 years ago, on August 25, 1991, which was a Sunday, Linus Benedict Torvalds informed Minix users that he was doing a free computer operating system as a hobby. "Hello everybody out there using Minix. I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU) for 386 (486) AT clone," read the announcement.
On this occasion, Linux Foundation has released a report about the development of Linux kernel, along with an infographic that you can see at the end of the article. The 2016 report will show you how fast Linux is going, who is behind it and what they are doing to improve the code each day, as well as which companies are sponsoring it's development. The video attached below also shows you how Linux is built.
"Even after 25 years, Linux still serves as an example of how collaborative development can work, which can be applied to other open source projects," said Jim Zemlin, executive director of The Linux Foundation. "This report provides insight into the development trends and methodologies used by thousands of different individuals collectively to create some of the most important software code on the planet."
Read more: Linux Turns 25, Happy Birthday!
Yes, that's right, exactly 25 years ago, on August 25, 1991, which was a Sunday, Linus Benedict Torvalds informed Minix users that he was doing a free computer operating system as a hobby. "Hello everybody out there using Minix. I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU) for 386 (486) AT clone," read the announcement.
On this occasion, Linux Foundation has released a report about the development of Linux kernel, along with an infographic that you can see at the end of the article. The 2016 report will show you how fast Linux is going, who is behind it and what they are doing to improve the code each day, as well as which companies are sponsoring it's development. The video attached below also shows you how Linux is built.
"Even after 25 years, Linux still serves as an example of how collaborative development can work, which can be applied to other open source projects," said Jim Zemlin, executive director of The Linux Foundation. "This report provides insight into the development trends and methodologies used by thousands of different individuals collectively to create some of the most important software code on the planet."
Read more: Linux Turns 25, Happy Birthday!
