Kwiminyaka engama-28 eyadlulayo, uLinus Tordvalds wabhengeza kwiqela leendaba le-comp.os.minix ukuba udale uhlobo olusebenzayo lwenkqubo entsha yokusebenza. LinuxLe nkqubo yayiquka i-port ye-bash 1.08 kunye ne-gcc 1.40, eyayivumela ukuba ithathwe njengeyaneleyo.
Linux yadalwa njengempendulo kwi-MINIX, eyayinelayisenisi engavumeli uluntu ukuba lwabelane ngophuhliso ngokulula (kwangaxeshanye, i-MINIX yaloo minyaka yayibekwe njengeyemfundo kwaye yayinomda ngokukodwa kubuchule).
Ekuqaleni uLinus wayeceba ukubiza umntwana wakhe uFreax (okhululekileyo, ongaqhelekanga, kunye no-X (Unix)), kodwa u-Ari Lemmke, owanikela ngokunceda uLinus ukuba ayipapashe ngokuthumela i-archive ye-OS kwi umncedisi igama le directory ngalo "linux".
Ilayisenisi yokuqala "yayingayorhwebo," kodwa emva kokumamela uluntu olukhule malunga neprojekthi, uLinus wavuma ukusebenzisa iGPLv2.
umthombo: linux.org.ru
