PARIZ - Operativni sistem "Linux" ove godine proslavlja 20 godina postojanja, preneli su francuski elektronski mediji.
To je 1991. godine bio samo hobi tadašnjeg finskog studenta, danas čuvenog programera, Linusa Torvaldsa koji je vremenom prerastao u veoma usvojenu tehnologiju.
Avgusta 1991. godine, Torvalds je napisao na jednom od foruma da radi na operativnom sistemu otvorenog koda i tako je sve počelo.
Torvaldsov hobi je prerastao u referentni projekat, iako je korisnicima velika usvojenost te tehnologije često nevidljiva.
Happy 20th Birthday, Linux: The Celebrations Begin
The Linux Foundation on Wednesday kicked off what will be several months of celebrations in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Linux operating system with a range of festivities and events as well as key news announcements from three of its working groups.
A new 20th Anniversary Website marks the occasion with a summary of the various initiatives planned for the upcoming months, including a new training scholarship and contests.
Released to the public by creator Linus Torvalds back in 1991, Linux has become an essential part of the computing world, where it quietly powers many of the modern innovations we take for granted. Torvalds is now a fellow at the Linux Foundation, which is dedicated to fostering the growth of the free and open source operating system.
'The Story of Linux'
In its short new video (embedded below), the Linux Foundation recounts many of the highlights of Linux's tale. It's also inviting fans of the operating system to create and submit their own to its third annual video contest, however, which for the first time Torvalds himself will judge.
From now through July 2, the video contest seeks user-generated videos that celebrate Linux while demonstrating the impact of the operating system on computing, business, or culture over the last 20 years and today. The winner will get registration and hotel expenses to attend LinuxCon North America, LinuxCon Europe, SXSW 2012, or the LA Film Festival.
Uz malu ispravku, tada forumi još nisu bili ni u planu, a web je bio tek u začetku i u eksperimentalnoj fazi. Linuks je svoju prvu verziju video na Usenetu.
Dopuna: 03 Jun 2011 10:44
Da se malo vratimo u prošlost. Paul Weinstein je pročačkao po sećanju i izvukao nekoliko zanimljivih podsećanja na rane dane Linuksa. Ovde postavljeni snimci su iz 1995. U pitanju su uputstva za instalaciju tada aktuelnih verzija Slackwarea i Red Hata. Za ostatak članka, pogledajte na sledećem linku: http://pdw.weinstein.org/2011/05/16-of-20-personal.....linux.html.
Pošto je za jubilej organizovano takmičenje sa video prilozima koji će opisati 20 godina rada Linuxa, između ostalih, video prilog je dostavio niko drugi nego sam Microsoft.
Citat:The Linux Foundation is celebrating 20 years of Linux and as a part of the celebration, they are accepting videos as part of a video contest. One of the video submission came form none other than Microsoft itself.
The video is very interesting. It starts off with the animosity between Microsoft and Linux. Microsoft presented Tux a birthday cake but Tux turned its back on it. The video, though, ends on a hopeful note. Tux accepted the birthday cake from Microsoft and “Microsoft vs Linux” was changed to “Microsoft and Linux”.
