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PS. Yes - it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs. It is NOT portable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anyt
by marto1 5y ago
PS. Yes - it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs. It is NOT portable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I have :-(.
— Linus Torvalds, 1991
- nailer 5y agoThe topic is forks. The Linux kernel isn’t a fork. Better examples would be xemacs or iojs.
- pjmlp 5y ago> 1998: Many major companies such as IBM, Compaq and Oracle announce their support for Linux. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux Not only it wasn't a fork, it probably wouldn't have gotten that far without those big pockets.