On Monday, August 26, 1991 at 3:57:08 AM UTC+7, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

I also need a solution how to move in this website http://empatwarna-productama.co.id/ and http://bit.ly/jasaseoterpercaya

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This alternative to MINIX is awesome!

Linus, did you solve the portability issue btw? ... :-)

Thank you!

- Posted here for posterity

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Hello from 2017, Linus!

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55WZ5ZCN

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... and now (2017) I'm using it... that's a bit ironic!!
Thanks for the best existing kernel!

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On Friday, August 25, 2017 at 3:13:12 PM UTC+2, mrspo...@gmail.com wrote:

... and now (2017) I'm using it... that's a bit ironic!!
Thanks for the best existing kernel!

Happy birthday Linux!

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On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 10:57:08 PM UTC+2, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Now it has became one of successful open source project in humankind Happy birthday Linux!

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On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 1:57:08 PM UTC-7, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Thank you, Linus. Happy birthday to your creation.

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Happy 26th birthday #Linux!

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Thanks Torvalds for your great baby, now a great operating system, this is an example how it's possible the free road sofware, thank Linus

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And it definitely was!

Happy Birthday Linux.

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Wow wonderful to see this!

On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 4:57:08 PM UTC-4, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

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AMAZING

Stoehr/S/J

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The most important thread in modern history.

Thank/you/

Steven Jeffrey Stoehr
Fendar

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Thanks, Linus.
------
Making a reply pretends that I had witness the history.

Even though I wasn't born at that time :)

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Thank you Linus

-Florian

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On Sunday, 28 August 2011 05:58:19 UTC+5:30, Triviox wrote:

"Hello everybody out there using minix -"
No, i don't use minix; i use GnuLinux!!

Thanks Mr.Trovalds...
:)

That depends. Are you using an Intel i5 i7, or something ? Then you maybe using Minix and not even know it!

https://www.networkworld.com/article/3236064/servers/minix-the-most-popular-os-in-the-world-thanks-to-intel.html

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On Monday, 26 August 1991 02:27:08 UTC+5:30, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

<snip>

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 :-(.

LOL .. just came back reading https://hackaday.com/2016/06/30/transcend-wifi-sd-card-is-a-tiny-linux-server/

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Em domingo, 25 de agosto de 1991 17:57:08 UTC-3, Linus Benedict Torvalds escreveu:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Thank you Torvalds for Linux!!!!! ;)

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Gracias Linux por crear Linus

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El domingo, 25 de agosto de 1991, 22:57:08 (UTC+2), Linus Benedict Torvalds escribió:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Linus, I don't know how to thank you!
Thank you for having that brilliant idea. You've made something big and awesome!

Thanks for everything! :)

Alfredo Pons Menargues - alfredo.pons@gmail.com

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miercuri, 28 august 1991, 13:56:19 UTC+3, Linus Benedict Torvalds a scris:

In article <1991Aug27.143432.10473@ukpoit.co.uk> alan@ukpoit.co.uk (Alan Barclay) writes:

In article <1991Aug26.110602.19446@klaava.Helsinki.FI> torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds) writes:

yet) and segmentation. It's the segmentation that makes it REALLY 386 >>dependent (every task has a 64Mb segment for code & data - max 64 tasks >>in 4Gb. Anybody who needs more than 64Mb/task - tough cookies).

Is that max 64 64Mb tasks or max 64 tasks no matter what their size?

I'm afraid that is 64 tasks max (and one is used as swapper), no matter
how small they should be. Fragmentation is evil - this is how it was
handled. As the current opinion seems to be that 64 Mb is more than
enough, but 64 tasks might be a little crowded, I'll probably change the limits be easily changed (to 32Mb/128 tasks for example) with just a recompilation of the kernel. I don't want to be on the machine when
someone is spawning >64 processes, though :-)

Linus

miercuri, 28 august 1991, 13:56:19 UTC+3, Linus Benedict Torvalds a scris:

In article <1991Aug27.143432.10473@ukpoit.co.uk> alan@ukpoit.co.uk (Alan Barclay) writes:

In article <1991Aug26.110602.19446@klaava.Helsinki.FI> torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds) writes:

yet) and segmentation. It's the segmentation that makes it REALLY 386 >>dependent (every task has a 64Mb segment for code & data - max 64 tasks >>in 4Gb. Anybody who needs more than 64Mb/task - tough cookies).

Is that max 64 64Mb tasks or max 64 tasks no matter what their size?

I'm afraid that is 64 tasks max (and one is used as swapper), no matter
how small they should be. Fragmentation is evil - this is how it was
handled. As the current opinion seems to be that 64 Mb is more than
enough, but 64 tasks might be a little crowded, I'll probably change the limits be easily changed (to 32Mb/128 tasks for example) with just a recompilation of the kernel. I don't want to be on the machine when
someone is spawning >64 processes, though :-)

Linus

You made a great job, mr. Torvalds. I love Linux and I hope, someday, I will help Linux OS to develop. God bless you, mr. Torvalds.

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On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 4:57:08 PM UTC-4, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

historic thread

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On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 10:57:08 PM UTC+2, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

just a hobby he says , won’t be big and
professional he says =D

after 27 years its controlling the world

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"Won't be big".. yeah.. yeah..

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Vào 03:57:08 UTC+7 Thứ Hai, ngày 26 tháng 8 năm 1991, Linus Benedict Torvalds đã viết:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Yey. :D Đào mộ

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On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 4:57:08 PM UTC-4, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Thank you so much for making Linux! The World wouldn't be the same without it!

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Dear Linus Toravlds,

I have no clue of you still read this thread. But if you do, I want to say thank you. Almost everything I do is Linux-based and if it weren't for you technology wouldn't be as we know it today. And for this, I need to say thank you.

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margotka000@gmail.com wrote:

"Won't be big".. yeah.. yeah..

This is as dead as my fuck what the fuck.

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Thank you Torvalds, for giving us linux and git.

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I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.

This never gets old. Haha.

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Hoje, 16 de agosto de 2019, mando um abraço especial do Brasil para você, Linus. Muito obrigada.

[Today, August 16, 2019, I send a special hug from Brazil to you, Linus. Thank you.]

Em domingo, 25 de agosto de 1991 17:57:08 UTC-3, Linus Benedict Torvalds escreveu:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

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On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 2:57:08 PM UTC-6, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Dear Linus. Thank you so much for your contribution to the IT World. You are an Inspiration to us all

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On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 8:57:08 PM UTC, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Thanks Linus :-)

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Just want to post in a legendary thread. OP truly is a hero.

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Thanks Linus :)

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One of the reasons I still run MS-Windows 10 on some computer is that Linux systems have no great audio or video production software that I know. But for networking and system development Linux is awesome.

Cheers \n

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28 years, this is dope xd

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Thank you Linus for create such an amazing thing. In that time you couldn't even think how big was going to be your "little project"

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"won't be big and professional like gnu"

I guess that aged well.

Thank you!

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Linux is Bae.
Thanks Linus! You motivate me daily to contribute towards OpenSource.

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Thank you Linus!

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Thanks a lot for creating Linux, without it I wouldn't have finish my thesis and a lot of projects in my life.

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Not exactly 10 years, but still, how far do you think you've come :)

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Thank you

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Thanks for Linux.

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Thanks for Linus!

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Thank you!

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在 1991年8月26日星期一 UTC+9上午5:57:08，Linus Benedict Torvalds写道：

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

thanks

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thank you~

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On Monday, August 26, 1991 at 5:57:08 AM UTC+9, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Hello from 28 years later! I'm currently a Fedora user!

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the rest is history

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happy birthday!

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在 1991年8月26日星期一 UTC+9上午5:57:08，Linus Benedict Torvalds写道：

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

happy birthday!!!

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Windows Forever

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Thanks Linus!

On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 1:57:08 PM UTC-7, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

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Congratulations on creating a wonderful new OS. Long may it reign!

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On 2019/05/06 11:57, sourogts@gmail.com wrote:

Thank you Torvalds, for giving us linux and git.

No Minix.

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respect from a Chinese programmer

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On Sunday, 25 August 1991 16:57:08 UTC-4, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

jeez

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Thanks for Linus!

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El domingo, 25 de agosto de 1991, 14:57:08 (UTC-6), Linus Benedict Torvalds escribió:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Me interesa saber más, cuéntamelo papi

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It's so cute reading a post about a humble hobby project knowing now that it is now, three decades later, a great force in the OS and software world and culture (and continues to grow). Linus was so oblivious; had no idea what would happed. It's so sweet.
And inspiring.

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What is Linux?
Kernel? or OS(Operating System)?

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在 1991年8月26日星期一 UTC+9上午5:57:08，Linus Benedict Torvalds写道：

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

How can I become a coder like you,how,how,how?I'm a piece of shit...

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It aged well

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在 1991年8月26日星期一 UTC+9上午5:57:08，Linus Benedict Torvalds写道：

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Hello Linus,
Thank you so much for inventing the Linux and I'd like to thank you and other hackers for adding codes into it.
I'm a senior high student from China and I'm also a beginner Linux user. It has been almost 30 years since the first version of Linux kernel published, and I'm wondering whether I could do something for Linux when I graduated. I'm planning to learn
Software Development and CS at the University and try my best to have the ability to contribute codes. I believe that being a member of the Linux community is very proud and I want to be a member of the main contributors.
Best regards,
Wenqiang Hu.

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On Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:38:21 -0700, huwenqiang.hwq wrote:

在 1991年8月26日星期一 UTC+9上午5:57:08，Linus Benedict Torvalds写道：

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and
professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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
:-(.

Hello Linus,
Thank you so much for inventing the Linux and I'd like to thank you and
other hackers for adding codes into it.
I'm a senior high student from China and I'm also a beginner Linux user.
It has been almost 30 years since the first version of Linux kernel published, and I'm wondering whether I could do something for Linux when
I graduated. I'm planning to learn Software Development and CS at the University and try my best to have the ability to contribute codes. I
believe that being a member of the Linux community is very proud and I
want to be a member of the main contributors.
Best regards,
Wenqiang Hu.

Ni hao! Ni hao ma? Niguo de hao ma? (I don't want to break any newsreaders
that don't support UTF 8 so pinyin for the win)

You're better off spending your time working on FreeBSD or one of the
BSDs. FreeBSD needs WAY more help than Linux to be honest with you.
Smaller project = bigger chance to make a difference.

Are you in high school? I am too. Come join us at the BSD club!
Your contributions are welcome. We are excited to see what you can
contribute to one of the best operating systems in the world.

P.S Linus isn't monitoring this newsgroup anymore.

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在 2020年3月25日星期三 UTC+8上午11:24:04，Usenet Advocate #1337写道：

Ni hao! Ni hao ma? Niguo de hao ma? (I don't want to break any newsreaders that don't support UTF 8 so pinyin for the win)

You're better off spending your time working on FreeBSD or one of the
BSDs. FreeBSD needs WAY more help than Linux to be honest with you.
Smaller project = bigger chance to make a difference.

Are you in high school? I am too. Come join us at the BSD club!
Your contributions are welcome. We are excited to see what you can contribute to one of the best operating systems in the world.

P.S Linus isn't monitoring this newsgroup anymore.

Okay, maybe... In China people use and contribute to Linux more. Maybe I can try some because I'm not familiar with BSDs so far. Maybe we can E-mail each other but not in this group (Cuz' I fuck English). Here's my E-mail if you can't get it: huwenqiang.
hwq@protonmail.com
I'm having Online Courses these days so I'm online all the daytime.

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And the rest is history

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W dniu niedziela, 25 sierpnia 1991 22:57:08 UTC+2 użytkownik Linus Benedict Torvalds napisał:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 (torvalds@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 :-(.

Thank you.

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VGhhbmsgeW91IGZvciBjcmVhdGluZyBMaW51eCDwn5mM8J+ZjPCfmYw=

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On Monday, August 26, 1991 at 2:27:08 AM UTC+5:30, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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).

sir,
until the technology is here , No one can forget the name "linux".
we are all the heap of a coal and you proved that you are a piece of diamond moreover, you also proved that every one can be that piece of diamond.
The taste of low level language is so delicious and perhaps it was never
in high level languages.
i'am like your grandson age. and interested in Machine and assembly and c language.i will very glad if you suggest me or advise or guide me
thankyou so much
if you

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Commenting on this piece of history. Cheers Linus.

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Commenting on this piece of history. Cheers Linus.

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Wow. I can’t believe how Linux evolved from just this little side project lol, that’s amazing

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Well done 👍🏻
Now u can always get back in here and see how u started this, and how u make us a fan of Linux 🌹

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On Monday, August 26, 1991 at 2:27:08 AM UTC+5:30, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. Th

Hello Linus, greetings from Linux 5.8.1 in 2020! Your work is amazing!

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One day, when even google is gone, I was here

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Maan this is the ultimate thread

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El miércoles, 26 de agosto de 2020 a la(s) 21:52:34 UTC-5, Fernando Garcia escribió:

Maan this is the ultimate thread

thanks from Mexico, to all community!

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What a post

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On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 3:19:49 AM UTC-8, dong you wrote:

What a post

Linus,
thank you for making Linux possible, creating a wonderful, REAL community of individuals (Take that farcebook!) Linux has opened my eyes to the wonderful possibilities of open-source - many thanks!

Ren

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On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 11:40:04 AM UTC+5:30, Oren Goldstein wrote:

On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 3:19:49 AM UTC-8, dong you wrote:

What a post

Linus,
thank you for making Linux possible, creating a wonderful, REAL community of individuals (Take that farcebook!) Linux has opened my eyes to the wonderful possibilities of open-source - many thanks!

Ren
Jaya wewa...and Thank you!!

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On Wednesday, 24 February 2021 at 15:52:05 UTC+5:30, iFunBoi wrote:

On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 11:40:04 AM UTC+5:30, Oren Goldstein wrote:

On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 3:19:49 AM UTC-8, dong you wrote:

What a post

Linus,
thank you for making Linux possible, creating a wonderful, REAL community of individuals (Take that farcebook!) Linux has opened my eyes to the wonderful possibilities of open-source - many thanks!

Ren
Jaya wewa...and Thank you!!

Linux couldn't be possible without u Linus.... Thank you for making it active again :)

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On Friday, 26 February 2021 at 10:23:19 UTC+1, Maanas Nair wrote:

On Wednesday, 24 February 2021 at 15:52:05 UTC+5:30, iFunBoi wrote:

On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 11:40:04 AM UTC+5:30, Oren Goldstein wrote:

On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 3:19:49 AM UTC-8, dong you wrote:

What a post

Linus,
thank you for making Linux possible, creating a wonderful, REAL community of individuals (Take that farcebook!) Linux has opened my eyes to the wonderful possibilities of open-source - many thanks!

Ren
Jaya wewa...and Thank you!!

Linux couldn't be possible without u Linus.... Thank you for making it active again :)

if you are here it means you are a legend ,

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2021년 3월 1일 월요일 오전 9시 56분 22초 UTC+9에 amin...@gmail.com님이 작성한 내용:

On Friday, 26 February 2021 at 10:23:19 UTC+1, Maanas Nair wrote:

On Wednesday, 24 February 2021 at 15:52:05 UTC+5:30, iFunBoi wrote:

On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 11:40:04 AM UTC+5:30, Oren Goldstein wrote:

On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 3:19:49 AM UTC-8, dong you wrote:

What a post

Linus,
thank you for making Linux possible, creating a wonderful, REAL community of individuals (Take that farcebook!) Linux has opened my eyes to the wonderful possibilities of open-source - many thanks!

Ren
Jaya wewa...and Thank you!!

Linux couldn't be possible without u Linus.... Thank you for making it active again :)

if you are here it means you are a legend ,

이건 전설입니다!

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On Friday, March 5, 2021 at 10:08:05 PM UTC-6, RFS KOREA YOUTUBE wrote:

2021년 3월 1일 월요일 오전 9시 56분 22초 UTC+9에 amin...@gmail.com님이 작성한 내용:

On Friday, 26 February 2021 at 10:23:19 UTC+1, Maanas Nair wrote:

On Wednesday, 24 February 2021 at 15:52:05 UTC+5:30, iFunBoi wrote:

On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 11:40:04 AM UTC+5:30, Oren Goldstein wrote:

On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 3:19:49 AM UTC-8, dong you wrote:

What a post

Linus,
thank you for making Linux possible, creating a wonderful, REAL community of individuals (Take that farcebook!) Linux has opened my eyes to the wonderful possibilities of open-source - many thanks!

Ren
Jaya wewa...and Thank you!!

Linux couldn't be possible without u Linus.... Thank you for making it active again :)

if you are here it means you are a legend ,

이건 전설입니다!

This is El-Xander Kingsley; Thank you Linus for creating Linux.

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El lunes, 24 de agosto de 2015 a las 16:55:03 UTC+2, dferna...@gmail.com escribió:

El domingo, 25 de agosto de 1991, 22:57:08 (UTC+2), Linus Benedict Torvalds escribió:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 :-(.

Gracias Linus por hacer Linux.Yo quiero dejar mi huella en este hilo histórico.Yo estube aquí.XD

JAJAJAJAJAJJAJAJ WTF yo tmb quiero estar en la historiaaa, aunqe creo que llego tarde ;(

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Thank you Linus for the linux. :)
On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 9:27:49 PM UTC+5:30, warlock072marc wrote:

El lunes, 24 de agosto de 2015 a las 16:55:03 UTC+2, dferna...@gmail.com escribió:

El domingo, 25 de agosto de 1991, 22:57:08 (UTC+2), Linus Benedict Torvalds escribió:

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is 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 :-(.

Gracias Linus por hacer Linux.Yo quiero dejar mi huella en este hilo histórico.Yo estube aquí.XD

JAJAJAJAJAJJAJAJ WTF yo tmb quiero estar en la historiaaa, aunqe creo que llego tarde ;(

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Hi, I'm here.

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On Monday, 31 May 2021 at 11:45:05 UTC+5:45, Doge Dorgado wrote:

Hi, I'm here.

Bharat was here.

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On Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 2:15:48 PM UTC+5:30, Bharat Thapa wrote:

On Monday, 31 May 2021 at 11:45:05 UTC+5:45, Doge Dorgado wrote:

Hi, I'm here.

Bharat was here.

I was here too :)

Linus , you are awesome guy.

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Feels like I just found a treasure.
minix huh
damn Linus your are awesome

Thank you, for everything

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30 Years Later!!
Thank you Torvalds for Linux & Git!!

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31 Years Later!!
Thank you Torvalds for Linux!!

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On Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 8:54:16 AM UTC+6, anik2...@gmail.com wrote:

30 Years Later!!
Thank you Torvalds for Linux & Git!!

Kamne ki?

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On Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 8:54:16 AM UTC+6, anik2...@gmail.com wrote:

30 Years Later!!
Thank you Torvalds for Linux & Git!!

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Wow. nice experience

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On Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 9:17:58 a.m. UTC-7, rohit sansiya wrote:

Wow. nice experience

Thanks, Linus!

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I was here too
Thanks, Linus

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Have a nice day guys. We wouldn't had the same technological progress without linux. Humanity as a whole got more advanced thanks to this dude.

Legend

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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 :-)

That sounds like a fun hobby project. Could you please not implement
device files? They always annoyed me. A more general concept of
files would be nice, maybe backed by a single network protocol. While
we're at it, per-process namespaces and union mounts.

--
Humm

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Thank you.

May all beings be happy.

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El domingo, 25 de agosto de 1991 a la(s) 15:57:08 UTC-5, Linus Benedict Torvalds escribió:

Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 :-(.

Thanks Linus!

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Em sexta-feira, 3 de setembro de 2021 às 13:50:22 UTC-3, Argo Largo escreveu:

El domingo, 25 de agosto de 1991 a la(s) 15:57:08 UTC-5, Linus Benedict Torvalds escribió:

Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 :-(.

Thanks Linus!

Toda humanidade sempre será grata por sua ideia, obrigado Linus por fazer acontecer!

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Minix is a free unix clone with full source code available. Its name stands for mini-unix. All source codes are written in C language and it contains a powerful ANSI-C compiler.
The purpose for which Minix was written: It is an experimental <a rel=" vnofollows " href="https://cpu.wiki">CPU Wiki</a> operating system used to disassemble a real operating system. It aims to enable users to learn the working system of Unix on their
personal computers.
Unix 6.0 was available under the <a rel=" vnofollows " href="https://login.page/att.com">AT&T</a> license - with the source code open - and easy to find. During the release of Unix 7.0 he realized that having source codes open could be used for
commercial purposes. It abandoned the open code system of Unix as of 7.0. However, explaining the operating system only on theory prevented the student from gaining sufficient knowledge about the operating system.

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El domingo, 25 de agosto de 1991 a las 14:57:08 UTC-6, Linus Benedict Torvalds escribió:

Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 :-(.

Thank you Mr. Torvalds for all your work. Le agradezco como mexicano pues a veces pagar una licencia de sistem operativo puede ser prohibitivo y Linux es gratis :)

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On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 4:57:08 PM UTC-4, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 :-(.

Thanks for the most powerful OS!

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On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 4:57:08 PM UTC-4, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 :-(.

This was a legendary moment

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On Monday, 26 August 1991 at 14:06:02 UTC+3, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

In article <1991Aug25.2...@nntp.hut.fi> j...@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala) writes:

[re: my post about my new OS]

Tell us more! Does it need a MMU?

Yes, it needs a MMU (sorry everybody), and it specifically needs a
386/486 MMU (see later).

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)

How much of it is in C? What difficulties will there be in porting?
Nobody will believe you about non-portability ;-), and I for one would
like to port it to my Amiga (Mach needs a MMU and Minix is not free). Simply, I'd say that porting is impossible. It's mostly in C, but most

people wouldn't call what I write C. It uses every conceivable feature
of the 386 I could find, as it was also a project to teach me about the
386. As already mentioned, it uses a MMU, for both paging (not to disk
yet) and segmentation. It's the segmentation that makes it REALLY 386 dependent (every task has a 64Mb segment for code & data - max 64 tasks
in 4Gb. Anybody who needs more than 64Mb/task - tough cookies).
It also uses every feature of gcc I could find, specifically the __asm__ directive, so that I wouldn't need so much assembly language objects.
Some of my "C"-files (specifically mm.c) are almost as much assembler as
C. It would be "interesting" even to port it to another compiler (though
why anybody would want to use anything other than gcc is a mystery).
Unlike minix, I also happen to LIKE interrupts, so interrupts are
handled without trying to hide the reason behind them (I especially like
my hard-disk-driver. Anybody else make interrupts drive a state-
machine?). All in all it's a porters nightmare.

As for the features; well, pseudo ttys, BSD sockets, user-mode
filesystems (so I can say cat /dev/tcp/kruuna.helsinki.fi/finger),
window size in the tty structure, system calls capable of supporting >POSIX.1. Oh, and bsd-style long file names.

Most of these seem possible (the tty structure already has stubs for
window size), except maybe for the user-mode filesystems. As to POSIX,
I'd be delighted to have it, but posix wants money for their papers, so that's not currently an option. In any case these are things that won't
be supported for some time yet (first I'll make it a simple minix-
lookalike, keyword SIMPLE).
Linus (torv...@kruuna.helsinki.fi)
PS. To make things really clear - yes I can run gcc on it, and bash, and
most of the gnu [bin/file]utilities, but it's not very debugged, and the library is really minimal. It doesn't even support floppy-disks yet. It
won't be ready for distribution for a couple of months. Even then it
probably won't be able to do much more than minix, and much less in some respects. It will be free though (probably under gnu-license or similar).

Thanks for creating Linux

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Thanks for Linux... and git

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Damn! Looking back into the history. Can't thank you enough! Linux is best!

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On Monday, August 26, 1991 at 1:27:08 AM UTC+4:30, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 :-(.

Thanks for making this masterpiece, Linus!

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Pada Sabtu, 25 Juni 2011 pukul 04.32.29 UTC+9, John menulis:

Thanks for creating Linux.

Thanks Linux.. Thanks a lot

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poniedziałek, 26 sierpnia 1991 o 13:06:02 UTC+2 Linus Benedict Torvalds napisał(a):

In article <1991Aug25.2...@nntp.hut.fi> j...@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala) writes:

[re: my post about my new OS]

Tell us more! Does it need a MMU?

Yes, it needs a MMU (sorry everybody), and it specifically needs a
386/486 MMU (see later).

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)

How much of it is in C? What difficulties will there be in porting?
Nobody will believe you about non-portability ;-), and I for one would
like to port it to my Amiga (Mach needs a MMU and Minix is not free). Simply, I'd say that porting is impossible. It's mostly in C, but most

people wouldn't call what I write C. It uses every conceivable feature
of the 386 I could find, as it was also a project to teach me about the
386. As already mentioned, it uses a MMU, for both paging (not to disk
yet) and segmentation. It's the segmentation that makes it REALLY 386 dependent (every task has a 64Mb segment for code & data - max 64 tasks
in 4Gb. Anybody who needs more than 64Mb/task - tough cookies).
It also uses every feature of gcc I could find, specifically the __asm__ directive, so that I wouldn't need so much assembly language objects.
Some of my "C"-files (specifically mm.c) are almost as much assembler as
C. It would be "interesting" even to port it to another compiler (though
why anybody would want to use anything other than gcc is a mystery).
Unlike minix, I also happen to LIKE interrupts, so interrupts are
handled without trying to hide the reason behind them (I especially like
my hard-disk-driver. Anybody else make interrupts drive a state-
machine?). All in all it's a porters nightmare.

As for the features; well, pseudo ttys, BSD sockets, user-mode
filesystems (so I can say cat /dev/tcp/kruuna.helsinki.fi/finger),
window size in the tty structure, system calls capable of supporting >POSIX.1. Oh, and bsd-style long file names.

Most of these seem possible (the tty structure already has stubs for
window size), except maybe for the user-mode filesystems. As to POSIX,
I'd be delighted to have it, but posix wants money for their papers, so that's not currently an option. In any case these are things that won't
be supported for some time yet (first I'll make it a simple minix- lookalike, keyword SIMPLE).
Linus (torv...@kruuna.helsinki.fi)
PS. To make things really clear - yes I can run gcc on it, and bash, and
most of the gnu [bin/file]utilities, but it's not very debugged, and the library is really minimal. It doesn't even support floppy-disks yet. It
won't be ready for distribution for a couple of months. Even then it
probably won't be able to do much more than minix, and much less in some respects. It will be free though (probably under gnu-license or similar).

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On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 4:57:08 PM UTC-4, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 :-(.

So neat to see a message like this..

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Dave Lowery ezt írta (2022. szeptember 22., csütörtök, 10:24:29 UTC+2):

On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 4:57:08 PM UTC-4, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 :-(.

So neat to see a message like this..

Thank You so much! It is excellent!

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Em domingo, 25 de agosto de 1991 às 20:44:50 UTC-3, Jyrki Kuoppala escreveu:

In article <1991Aug25....@klaava.Helsinki.FI>, torvalds@klaava (Linus Benedict Torvalds) writes:

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 :-)

Tell us more! Does it need a MMU?

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)

How much of it is in C? What difficulties will there be in porting?
Nobody will believe you about non-portability ;-), and I for one would
like to port it to my Amiga (Mach needs a MMU and Minix is not free).
As for the features; well, pseudo ttys, BSD sockets, user-mode
filesystems (so I can say cat /dev/tcp/kruuna.helsinki.fi/finger),
window size in the tty structure, system calls capable of supporting
POSIX.1. Oh, and bsd-style long file names.
//Jyrki

viva o linux !

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Is there a future plan for the minix login.page?

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This is oddly inspiring! Thanks Linus for carrying this through!

On Sunday, August 25, 1991 at 4:57:08 PM UTC-4, Linus Benedict Torvalds wrote:

Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is 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 :-(.

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muito obrigado Linus, você é meu heroi.

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On Monday, June 26, 2023 at 4:48:01 PM UTC-7, zk so que executável wrote:

muito obrigado Linus, você é meu heroi.

Hi Linus,

This is Dyuti. I am 10 year old. Thank you for creating Linux.

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Thanks for Linux

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Hi, Linus.
Thank you very much for your efforts and dedication to this cause.

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