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pneHappy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday, dear Linux,
Happy Birthday to you!
According to at least one source, Linux 0.01 was released on 17 September 1991 (though the version available from ftp.kernel.org has a file date in 1993).
Other sources use 25 August 1991; apparently this is the date when Linus sent his famous email to comp.os.minix, while 17 September is the day that version 0.01 was available via FTP.
At any rate, I'm picking today to announce it :)
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Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2003 01:55 (UTC)Happy birthday Linux.
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Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2003 03:25 (UTC)no subject
Date: Friday, 19 September 2003 12:36 (UTC)Is there an official birthday for Open Source, the FSS, etc.
Heh, that'd be quite a nice thing to have, something that told you important dates to celebrate in the Free/Open software movement.
Yes, I went to a UNIX billionth second party. Yes, I identify as a geek.
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Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2003 02:03 (UTC)That would be Linus not Linux:) </pedantic>
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Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2003 03:21 (UTC)Thanks!
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Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2003 03:25 (UTC)