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This bit struck me interesting > I’ve been part of the Linux community since before Linux was called Linux Was Linux not called Linux until some time after re

• delusional 4y ago
  Yep, it was originally named "Freax" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux#Naming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux#Naming
• bluepizza 4y ago
  It was called Freax for a small period of time.
• deadbunny 4y ago
  From Wikipedia: > Linus Torvalds had wanted to call his invention Freax, a portmanteau of "free", "freak", and "x" (as an allusion to Unix). During the start of his work on the system, he stored the files under the name "Freax" for about half of a year. Torvalds had already considered the name "Linux", but initially dismissed it as too egotistical. > In order to facilitate development, the files were uploaded to the FTP server (ftp.funet.fi) of FUNET in September 1991. Ari Lemmke at Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), who was one of the volunteer administrators for the FTP server at the time, did not think that "Freax" was a good name. So, he named the project "Linux" on the server without consulting Torvalds. Later, however, Torvalds consented to "Linux". > To demonstrate how the word "Linux" should be pronounced ([ˈliːnɵks]), Torvalds included an audio guide (listen (help·info)) with the kernel source code. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux
  • dredmorbius 4y ago
    Or if you prefer primary sources: <https://liw.fi/linux20/ https://liw.fi/linux20/>