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submitted 2 days ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] TxzK@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"More importantly for the future success of Linux was that the X11 system was ported to it, making 1992 the year of the Linux desktop."

I thought next year will be the year of Linux desktop

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Turns out it was there all along, and it’s the friends we made along the way.

[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Great story. I do wonder why Linus initally chose FREAX.

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

My guess: Because it's both FRee and frEAkish (atypical) compared to commercial uniX.

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 days ago

He just a freak like that

[–] Horrabin@programming.dev 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My first distro was a Slackware that came on a CD of a magazine in the late 90s. Amazing how Linux quickly evolved and was available for people.