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August 25, 1991: Linus Torvolds “What Would You Like to See Most in Minix”
<img width="220" height="163" data-tf-not-load src="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Linus Torvalds" decoding="async" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds.jpg 220w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds-340x250.jpg 340w" sizes="(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px" />
<img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-22107" data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds.jpg" alt="Linus Torvalds" width="220" height="163" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds.jpg 220w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds-340x250.jpg 340w" sizes="(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px" />Linus Torvalds1991 – Linus Torvalds mentions in a message on comp.os.minix with the simple question:
What would you like to see most in Minix
This is the official announcement of the Linux project. Of course Ari Lemmke named it Linux after a while, in which would be adopted as the official name. Linus first wanted to name it “Freix”, which meant Freek Unix.
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By Jeffrey Powers<img width="220" height="163" data-tf-not-load src="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Linus Torvalds" decoding="async" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds.jpg 220w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds-340x250.jpg 340w" sizes="(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px" />
<img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-22107" data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds.jpg" alt="Linus Torvalds" width="220" height="163" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds.jpg 220w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Linus-Torvalds-340x250.jpg 340w" sizes="(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px" />Linus Torvalds1991 – Linus Torvalds mentions in a message on comp.os.minix with the simple question:
What would you like to see most in Minix
This is the official announcement of the Linux project. Of course Ari Lemmke named it Linux after a while, in which would be adopted as the official name. Linus first wanted to name it “Freix”, which meant Freek Unix.
This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for August 25
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