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LINUX FACTS
On 15 August 1994, William R. Della Croce, Jr. filed for the trademark Linux, and then demanded royalties from Linux distributors. After court battles, Linus Torvalds got the trademark rights back in 1997.
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Linux is a genuine washing powder brand in Switzerland.
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Commercial Linux enterprise Red Hat is perhaps the first billion dollar open source company.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer once called Linux cancer. In 2016, Microsoft created its own Linux distribution (Azure Cloud Switch) and has been showing appreciation for Linux as a platform since then.
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America’s NSA had approached Linus Torvalds in order to create backdoors in Linux Kernel. Linus said no this ‘request’.
That's a man. A detailed report on this episode - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/19/linux_backdoor_intrigue/?ref=itsfoss.com
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Linux-based operating systems support a wide range of architecture/computing platforms (X86_64, ARM, etc.) , unlike any other operating system.
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The Linux Kernel was the first OS kernel to support x86-64 in 2001.
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Linux was the first desktop operating system that introduced USB 3.0 drivers. Remember Windows XP at times required extra drivers to detect basic USB drives.
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Linus Never Intended to Make Money Out of Linux
As a strong advocate for open-source software, Linux never intended to commercialize Linux. In fact, as a hobby project, Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, never envisioned making a profit from his groundbreaking operating system.
When he started working on Linux in 1991, his primary motivation was to develop a free and open-source alternative to proprietary Unix systems. Torvalds released Linux under the GNU General Public License, ensuring that it would always remain open for anyone to use, modify, and distribute freely.
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Debian: The Mother of Many Linux Distributions
Debian was among the first GNU/Linux distributions to be community-driven. Debian 0.01 was the first Debian release and was made publicly available on September 15, 1993. Its first stable version – Debian 1.1 – was released on June 17, 1996. Debian is considered the ‘Mother’ of many Linux distributions. Popular Debian-based Linux distributions include Ubuntu, MX Linux, Deepin, Pop! OS, Zorin OS, and Kali Linux to mention a few examples.
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Yggdrasil is the first commercial Linux distribution and was released in Live CD format on 8, December 1992, offering a unique blend of open-source software and a user-friendly interface for sale, marking a significant milestone in the history of Linux. Yggdrasil incorporated the X Window System and provided a graphical user environment when Linux was primarily command-line-based. Although it faced competition from free Linux distributions, its pioneering approach paved the way for the commercialization of Linux and the development of more user-friendly distributions in the years that followed.
Here's a screenshot:-
Download at https://archiveos.org/yggdrasil/
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In July 2019, IBM finalized its acquisition of Red Hat, marking a significant milestone with a hefty investment of nearly $34 billion. Red Hat holds a prominent position as the leading Enterprise Linux distributor in the server market.
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When Torvalds Declined an Offer from Apple
In the early 2000s, a significant moment in tech history unfolded when Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Inc., extended an offer to Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, inviting him to join Apple’s team and contribute to the development of OS X. However, Torvalds declined this enticing proposal. This decision ultimately solidified Torvalds’ dedication to the open-source principles of Linux and its community, as he continued to lead the development of the widely acclaimed Linux kernel.
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Cost of Redeveloping the Linux Kernel
Redeveloping version 2.6.0 of the Linux kernel in a traditional, non-open source way was estimated to cost around $612 million in 2004. Another study in 2006, funded by the European Union, suggested that redoing version 2.6.8 would be even more expensive, at about $1.14 billion. These estimates show how much money could be saved by using the open-source approach of developing Linux.
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Sony’s PS4 runs on Orbis OS, which is developed on a Linux-based kernel. It's actually based on FreeBSD.
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The top contributors to Linux kernel by email domain were Intel and Red Hat.
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59% of people using Ubuntu use the English language.
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In 2016, 10.5% of the developer population were women.
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The countries that use Linux the most are India, Russia, and Cuba.
Indian Govt. infact has released its own version of Linux distro - https://www.bosslinux.in/
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The first ever Linux kernel just occupied only 65 KB. But, even today Linux kernels are comparatively lightweight, weighing around a few MBs.
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In Japan, the bullet trains use Linux to maintain and manage the advanced Automatic Train Control system.
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In the US, Linux is most popular in the states of Utah and California.
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According to 2018 stats, the number of Linux games available on Steam is 4,060. Thanks to projects like Steam's Proton, Wine and GE-Proton, many more Windows games are playable on Linux today.
The Least Happy State is West Virginia
At the very bottom of WalletHub's list of happiest states is West Virginia, with dismal rankings in all three main categories. The state is also home to two of the lowest-ranked cities on the Happiest Cities List: Huntington (180) and Charleston (177).
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About 83.1% of all the developers prefer Linux as a platform to work on. Which side are you on?
Equality Is Great for Happiness
Income inequality is an oft-discussed topic when it comes to politics, but it turns out it also has a major impact on one's individual wellbeing as well. Researchers have found that societies with greater levels of inequality between the rich and poor see greater declines in physical health, mental health, and the wellbeing of children.
You Can Literally Throw Unhappy Thoughts Away
It turns out, by writing negative thoughts down and physically throwing them away, you can "get rid of them." At least that's what one study found, which asked subjects to do just that while another control group wrote down the thoughts and just reread them. The group who threw the negative thoughts out reported feeling less negative.
Now to just get the other states to realize that Microsoft and Apple are nothing but evil.
Hosting a Sporting Event Raises a Country's Morale
If a society is experiencing widespread unhappiness, something that can help boost spirits is to host a major sports event. It doesn't matter if the host country wins or loses, just so long as it hosts the game. That was the findings of a study of 12 European countries in which the ones hosting an international event such as the Olympic Games or World Cup enjoyed a large boost in the satisfaction among its citizenry.
Okay, that's it for facts today. We are already on Page 98. We will reach Page 100 in the next hour or so, if we put our minds to it. Let's make sure dustin wakes up to 100+ pages!