🌐 Linux Free Masterclass (Episode 2): The History of Linux

How did a simple student project started by a university student in Finland grow to power 96% of the world's supercomputers and servers? Through the revolutionary history of Linux.

Here are the key points from Episode 2:

🔹 1. The Roots: Unix and Minix

Unix (1970s): Developed at AT&T Bell Labs, Unix was a powerful OS for mainframes and servers, but it was expensive and heavily commercialized.

Minix: Created by Professor Andrew Tanenbaum as a lightweight educational tool to help students understand operating system internals.

🔹 2. The Birth of Linux (1991)

Linus Torvalds: Frustrated by limitations in Minix, a student at the University of Helsinki decided to build a better, free kernel on his 386-based personal computer.

The Famous Post: On August 25, 1991, Linus posted a message stating he was building a free operating system as a "hobby, won't be big and professional"—unknowingly launching an IT revolution.

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