The 25 biggest events in linux's 25-year history
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A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.
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Linus Torvalds and friendsYou can argue about Linux's official birthday. Heck, even Linus Torvalds thinks there are four different dates in 1991 that might deserve the honor. Regardless, Linux is twenty-five years old this year. Here are some of its highlights and lowlights.
Published: August 25, 2016 -- 19:22 GMT (03:22 GMT+08:00)Caption by: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
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