Timeline: Linux Timeline ESOC

1969

Creation of Unix

ATt dropped out of multics project, leading to the shift and creation of unix by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie (both working at att laboratories) 1969 to 1970.

1970

Unix in C

Unix is rewritten in C to make it portable and more available.

1980

Community growth and releases though 1990

Unix like systems continue to release. Most versions being free with an array of differing purposes. Community grows and understanding of the OS continues to deepen.

1980

Onyx systems start selling microcomputers running the unix software.

1991

Linux begins

Linus Torvalds begins working on a project that later became the Linux kernel. Linus continued to document and talk of his operating system ahead of release.

1992

Linux ported, GUI gained

X Windows System was ported to Linux by Orest Zborowski, allowing Linux to use GUI for the first time.

1992

Linux 0.99

After many iterations and alliteration Linux 0.99 is released. This version uses GNU GPL integrating GNU components into Linux making it a fully fledged free operating system.

1993

adapting Linux to GNU

Over 100 engineers work to adapt the linux kernel to the GNU environment. Allows for a large application type pool.

1994

Linux dubbed the free clone of unix

Linux is dubbed the free Unix clone. Projects such as Debian begin to form and build off of the Linux architecture.

1996

Linux 2.0

Version 2.0 of the Linux kernel is released. The kernel is now able to support multiple processors at the same time. This has advanced Linux to be a serious competitor for large OS companies.

1996

A Mascot is Born

Torvalds announces the Linux project now has a mascot. A small penguin, referencing the time he was bitten at the zoo by a small penguin.

2000

OSDL is formed

The Linux community continues to grow, the Open Source Development Lab is formed. An independent nonprofit organization which works to further optimize Linux OS.