In Depth A nostalgic look back at Linux, its distros and its colourful history
By David Hayward from Linux Format Issue 163
The evolution of the Linux Penguin
As we sit in front of the latest version of Ubuntu, Fedora or SUSE,
revelling in the glorious animated desktops, taking pleasure in the
ease-of-use the GUI grants and enjoying the fact that most of our
hardware works out of the box, do we ever wonder how on Earth our
favourite operating system got to this point?
Do we consider and
appreciate the amount of time and effort that a long list of developers
have taken in reaching this Zen-like state of man and OS? Most likely,
not.
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A
quick reminisce of Linux distros long gone made us think about the
history of this wonderful OS, and its journey over the last couple of
decades. When was it born? How did it evolve? What distros stand out in
history as the pivotal turning point that changed a humble bedroom
project into the desktop OS we have today? And which poor distros fell
by the wayside as failed, crumpled heaps?
Let's, then, take a
step back in time as we embark upon a chronological look at Linux, and
see how history has shaped the mighty penguin.
Microsoft Windows is a family
of operating systems for personal computers. In this article we look at
the history of Microsoft operating systems from 1985 to present day.
Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems
for personal computers. Windows dominates the personal computer world,
running, by some estimates, on more than 90 percent of all personal computers – the remainder running Linux and Mac operating systems. Windows provides a graphical user interface (GUI), virtual memory management, multitasking, and support for many peripheral devices.
