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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux@programming.dev · 3 months ago

The early days of Linux

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The early days of Linux

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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux@programming.dev · 3 months ago
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    Great story. I do wonder why Linus initally chose FREAX.

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      He just a freak like that

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      My guess: Because it’s both FRee and frEAkish (atypical) compared to commercial uniX.

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