30 November, 2011

LINUX


Exactly 17 years ago, on March 1994, Linux kernel version 1.0.0 was humbly released for the world to tinker with. To celebrate the historic moment, I have collected some really interesting facts about the Linux kernel. So if you are a Linux fan, grab a beer and read on.

A 21 year-old Finnish college student Linus Torvalds created the Linux kernel as a hobby.

Thousands of developers/programmers scattered all around the world are continuously contributing to the development of the Linux kernel.

The Linux kernel's official mascot is a penguin named Tux.

As of today, only 2% of the Linux kernel has been written by Linus Torvalds.

The Linux kernel is written in the version of the C programming language.

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