無處不在的Linux系統迎來了它的24歲生日
原創Linux以它的高效性和靈活性著稱,Linux模塊化的設計結構,使得它既能在價格昂貴的工作站上運行,也能夠在廉價的PC機上實現全部的Unix特性,具有多任務、多用戶的能力。因此,無論是在小巧的手機還是在龐大的超級計算機中,Linux的身影可謂無處不在。
今天,無處不在的開源操作系統Linux迎來了它的24歲生日。
1991年8月25日(北京時間8月26日),來自芬蘭赫爾辛基大學的Linus Torvalds在usenet的comp.os.minix新聞組中發布了Linux的***個公告,宣布了Linux的誕生。當時Linus Torvalds年僅21歲,身份還只是一名大學生,系統的制作從當年4月起就開始了。
在該年的九月,Linux Kernel 0.01發布到了芬蘭大學和研究網(FUNET)上的一個FTP服務器(ftp.funet.fi)。當時僅有10239行代碼,到了十月,又發布了0.02版本。
之前,也有人認為Linux的生日是9月17日,因為當天Linus才正式公布了系統的名字。然而,經過后來的一番確認,目前普遍認為應該以Linux***次出現在郵件中的時間為準,而那天正是8月25日。
如下內容是Linus Torvalds當時寫的郵件原文:
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From: torv...@klaava.Helsinki.FI (LinusBenedictTorvalds)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject:What would you like to see most in minix?
Summary: small poll formynew operating system
Keywords:386, preferences
Message-ID:<1991Aug25.205708.9541@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
Date:2***ug9120:57:08 GMT
Organization:University of Helsinki
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Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and
professional like gnu)for386(486) AT clones.This has been brewing
since april,andis starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on
things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat
(same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons)
among other things).
I've currently ported bash(1.08)and gcc(1.40),and things seem to work.
This implies that I'll get something practical within a few months, and
I'd like to know what features most people would want.Any suggestions
are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them :-)
Linus(torv...@kruuna.helsinki.fi)
PS.Yes- it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs.
It is NOT protable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never
will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I have :-(.