Linux

Linux Development Major Events

By dantegr

  • Release of Unix by Bell Laboratories

    A command-line based Operating System - The "grand-father" of Linux
  • Period: to

    Creation -> Today

  • Start of the GNU Open-Source Project

  • Release of Minix

    Licensed Operating System for educational purposes only - Linux started as a free version of Minix

  • Release of GNU General Public License

  • Linus Torvalds announces development of new Operating System - Later Linux

  • Release of Linux v0.01

    First linux version to be released, by Linus Torvalds himself.

  • Linux adds support for X Window Management System

  • First major linux update, v 1.0

    Many updates introduced

  • Android Portable Operating System development begins

    Android OS for mobile devices uses the Linux Kernel.

  • Latest Linux Realease, v3.2