August 25 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of a free computer operating system that revolutionized nearly every industry and helped spread the open-source movement globally. Today, Linux is everywhere in industry as it dominates servers and networking; is the driving force behind cloud computing; and is the foundation of Google’s Android and Chrome operating systems.
"Its Windows XP registry was terribly mangled and refused to boot to the desktop."
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Happy 30th Anniversary Linux! How We Got To Know Ya
Posted by: Jack M. Germain August 23, 2021 10:24 AMAugust 25 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of a free computer operating system that revolutionized nearly every industry and helped spread the open-source movement globally. Today, Linux is everywhere in industry as it dominates servers and networking; is the driving force behind cloud computing; and is the foundation of Google’s Android and Chrome operating systems.