Since we are being nostalgic, today (the 25th of August for those earthlings living in the past), 22 years ago, Linus sent a message to the minix newsgroup announcing a free OS that he had been working on since April.
Linus today announced 3.11-rc7 as a homage to that famous message. Also Linux 3.11 is code named Linux for workgroups, and rc5 was released the same day as windows for workgroups 3.11 was in '93. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux https://plus.google.com/109995262342451767357/posts/f96weYxzEu1 https://plus.google.com/109995262342451767357/posts/Yhu7JWtmXkq -- http://www.linuxsupportsydney.com.au greets NSA On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Martin Visser <[email protected]>wrote: > The announcements posts are always nostalgic (From > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.os.linux.development/Md3Modzg5TU/xty88y5OLaMJ > ) :- > > Fellow Linuxers, > > This is just to announce the imminent completion of a brand-new Linux > release, > which I'm calling the Debian Linux Release. This is a release that I have > put > together basically from scratch; in other words, I didn't simply make some > changes to SLS and call it a new release. I was inspired to put together > this > release after running SLS and generally being dissatisfied with much of it, > and after much altering of SLS I decided that it would be easier to start > from scratch. The base system is now virtually complete (though I'm still > looking around to make sure that I grabbed the most recent sources for > everything), and I'd like to get some feedback before I add the "fancy" > stuff. > > Please note that this release is not yet completed and may not be for > several > more weeks; however, I thought I'd post now to perhaps draw a few people > out > of the woodwork. Specifically, I'm looking for: > > 1) someone who will eventually be willing to allow me to upload the > release to their anonymous ftp-site. Please contact me. > Be warned that it will be rather large :) > > 2) comments, suggestions, advice, etc. from the Linux community. > This > is your chance to suggest specific packages, series, or > anything you'd like to see part of the final release. > > Don't assume that because a package is in SLS that it will necessarily be > included in the Debian release! Things like ls and cat are a given, but if > there's anything that's in SLS that you couldn't live without please let me > know! > > I'd also like suggestions for specific features for the release. For > example, > a friend of mine here suggested that undesired packages should be selected > BEFORE the installation procedure begins so the installer doesn't have to > babysit the installation. Suggestions along that line are also welcomed. > > What will make this release better than SLS? This: > > 1) Debian will be sleeker and slimmer. No more multiple binaries > and > manpages. > 2) Debian will contain the most up-to-date of everything. The > system > will be easy to keep up-to-date with a 'upgrading' script > in > the base system which will allow complete integration of > upgrade packages. > 3) Debian will contain a installation procedure that doesn't need > to > be babysat; simply install the basedisk, copy the > distribution > disks to the harddrive, answer some question about what > packages you want or don't want installed, and let the > machine > install the release while you do more interesting things. > 4) Debian will contain a system setup procedure that will attempt > to > setup and configure everything from fstab to Xconfig. > 5) Debian will contain a menu system that WORKS... menu-driven > package installation and upgrading utility, menu-driven > system setup, menu-driven help system, and menu-driven > system administration. > 6) Debian will make Linux easier for users who don't have access to > the > Internet. Currently, users are stuck with whatever comes > with > SLS. Non-Internet users will have the option of receiving > periodic upgrade packages to apply to their system. They > will > also have the option of selecting from a huge library of > additional packages that will not be included in the base > system. This library will contain packages like the S3 > X-server, nethack and Seyon; basically packages that you > and I > can ftp but non-netters cannot access. > 7) Debian will be extensively documented (more than just a few > READMEs). > 8) As I put together Debian, I am keeping a meticulous record of > where I got everything. This will allow the > end-user to > not only know where to get the source, but whether or not > the most recent version is a part of Debian. This record > will help to keep the Debian release as up-to-date as > possible. > 9) Lots more, but I'll detail later... > > Anyway, I'll provide more specifics in a week or so after I receive enough > replies. > > Please, all replies by mail. I'll post a followup. If you wish to discuss > this in the newsgroup, please don't turn it into a flamewar. :) > > Until later, > > Ian > -- > Ian Murdock Internet: > [email protected] > The Linux Warehouse > > Please mail me for more information on the status of the Debian Linux > Release. > > From > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.os.linux.development/Md3Modzg5TU/xty88y5OLaMJ > > Regards, Martin > > [email protected] > > > On 16 August 2013 13:21, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Happy 20th birthday Debian! > > > > http://bits.debian.org/2013/08/20-birthday-debian.html > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
