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Did Linus create Linux?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Julio Franco, May 20, 2004.

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  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    According to a controversial report (which btw hasn't even been officially published), it would be near to impossible to say that Linus Torvalds created the now extremely popular Linux operating system from scratch... the study boldly hints that Torvalds based his work on Minix, a small operating system that is very similar to UNIX: "MINIX was written for educational purposes by Prof. Andrew S. Tanenbaum of Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam." Torvalds denies such claims.

    The 92-page report, from a 14-person Washington, D.C., think tank called the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, suggests more Linux credit should go to Minix. A Unix clone, Minix that was designed by Andrew Tanenbaum at Vrije University in Amsterdam for the study of operating systems and software, which Torvalds used before he embarked on Linux development in 1991.
    Julio Franco, May 20, 2004
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  2. Nodsu Newcomer, in training

    We needed a special study to find out that Linux is inspired from Minix? You gotta be joking. Any more serious text about Linux says that.

    This post is amost as legendary as the first words spoken over a telephone: http://www.linux10.org/history/
    Nodsu, May 20, 2004
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  3. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin

    Yeah.. whys it matter?
    ---agissi---, May 20, 2004
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  4. Didou Bowtie extraordinair!

    Didou, May 20, 2004
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  5. lmbell Newcomer, in training

    Note that Tanenbaum himself has put a statement on line that Linus did not derive Linux from Minix. The statement also shows that Brown from ADTI is an ignoramus who did no real research and had an axe (funded by Microsoft no doubt) to grind. Just wish the press would pick this up as well.
    lmbell, May 20, 2004
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  6. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training

    Who created Linux? Maybe no one did. Linux just is.:evil:
    Phantasm66, May 20, 2004
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  7. Godataloss Newcomer, in training

    :rolleyes:

    Yes it will echo through the halls of nerdom for all time! Ranks right up there with the invention of the clapper and whitening toothpaste in significance to my life.:grinthumb
    Godataloss, May 20, 2004
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  8. Akio Newcomer, in training

    Linux is so cool! And the games it comes with... Oh wow! Hahaha, I like the game that you get to smash Bill Gates. Hahaha! Anyway, Santa and the Tooth Fairy created Linux?!? :eek: Everything I ever learned is a LIE! :mad:
    Akio, May 20, 2004
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