Comments on: 25 Interesting GNU/Linux Facts You Probably Didn’t Know https://www.tecmint.com/lesser-known-facts-about-gnu-linux/ Tecmint - Linux Howtos, Tutorials, Guides, News, Tips and Tricks. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:51:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Just a GUI Linux User https://www.tecmint.com/lesser-known-facts-about-gnu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-2100286 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:20:31 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=3184#comment-2100286 Ah, this is what I love about Linux, Everyone is an expert, and nit-picking everything to death is so much fun.

Keep it up, guys!

]]> By: Amar Tufo https://www.tecmint.com/lesser-known-facts-about-gnu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-2100262 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:57:28 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=3184#comment-2100262 SLS was not the first Linux distribution. Historically, the very first Linux distribution was MCC Interim Linux, released by Owen Le Blanc in February 1992.

It was the very first Linux distribution to feature a menu installer. Second, TAMU Linux was the very first Linux distribution with X window support.

SLS Linux distribution was preceded by TAMU Linux distribution released back in May 1992 while SLS was released in August 1992.

]]> By: Vamp898 https://www.tecmint.com/lesser-known-facts-about-gnu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-276273 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:31:03 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=3184#comment-276273 > 3. Torvalds created Linux based on GNU General Public License (GPL). Perhaps Torvalds would have never written his own kernel if GPL would be having it’s own kernel and driver.

GPL is a License, so its nothing a Kernel can be based on (i think you mean GNU)

Also Linux was not designed on the base of the GNU Operating System, the opposide, GNU wanted to use Linux as their Kernel until their own is finished.

Also a friend hat to convince Linus to release Linux under the GNU/GPL he did not wanted to in the beginning.

]]> By: Gabriel SCosta https://www.tecmint.com/lesser-known-facts-about-gnu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-204162 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:53:26 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=3184#comment-204162 I don’t see any lie as said on this article.
One thing, on topic 3, the choosing of the license (according to the book: just for fun) was made after the creation of the Linux kernel. Linus chose the GPL license because he thought it was more interesting rather than other licenses.
The rest is true. Good article!

]]> By: Anony Meeses https://www.tecmint.com/lesser-known-facts-about-gnu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-193567 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 03:47:10 +0000 http://www.tecmint.com/?p=3184#comment-193567 In reply to Matthew.

Linus Torvalds did not create the Linux kernel to complement GNU’s tools.

As a matter of fact, GNU didn’t even feel the kernel was interesting enough to port their crap to the kernel, Linus had to do it himself for ages.

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