Ever wonder where Tux the penguin came from? Jack Wallen offers up a bit of a history lesson. Way back in 2008, I had my arm inked with the Linux mascot. Of course, when I look back at the photos of ...

29-years in the making, the Linux kernel just accepted its millionth commit. The greatest open-source project of all time has come a long way from its "hobby" beginnings. If you’re new to Linux, you ...

Happy Birthday, Linux. At 30 years old, you have made quite a reputation for yourself. Having spirited the rise of open-source software, you have turned the world of proprietary computing upside down.

Aug. 25, 1991, a 21-year-old Finnish student named Linus Torvalds announced to the internet that he was working on a project he said was “just a hobby, won’t be big and professional.” Less than one ...

Hi, If anyone is interested, I have put on my website[1] a git repository containing the full history of Linux, from 0.01 to now. It's built from 3 other git repositories: - the one from Dave Jones ...

While some Linux distros have stood the test of time, others have fallen by the wayside, remembered only by their users. Nothing lasts forever, not even operating systems. This article will take a ...