Why “Linus” is being discussed
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> UNIX was an extremely niche operating system until Linux won the data center UNIX was ubiquitous in the data center well before Linus even posted his first version of Linux on…
by jjav · Sep 27, 2026
> Now, he's trying to convince open-source projects to experiment more and drive the desktop beyond the age-old "windows, icons, menus, pointer" (WIMP) model. We tried that! It…
by red_admiral · Sep 24, 2026
Linus Torvalds: ~"Predicting the next token is not an insult. It's pretty much what we all do."
by consumer451 · Sep 23, 2026
I have no idea about the claim of a backdoor. But here is the source: Matt Mackall: "It's worth noting that the maintainer of record (me) for the Linux RNG quit the project abou…
by Vvector · Sep 22, 2026
This is awful. Linus Torvalds really surrendered the kernel to AI slop. He was warned, and he made nasty comments to those who called him out, but he owns this mess now.
by VCFundedGenYer · Sep 21, 2026
You're off by a year or two at best. Linus announced his kernel project on the Minix usenet group in Aug 1991. It wasn't until mid 1992 that distros started to exist, and I'd sa…
by saltcured · Sep 21, 2026
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Linus, a male given name, is the Latin form of the Greek name Linos. It is a common given name in Sweden. The origin of the name is unknown although the name appears in antiquity both as a musician who taught Apollo and as a son of Apollo who died in infancy from ancient Greece. Read more on Wikipedia