{"id":81789,"date":"2016-10-25T22:26:51","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T02:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2021-08-23T14:24:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T18:24:25","slug":"linux-turns-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/linux-turns-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux Turns 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Linux<\/a>Linus Torvalds<\/a> released the first Linux<\/strong> operating system kernel on Oct. 5, 1991. On Oct. 6, 1991, Torvalds began arguing with volunteer developers who would go on to make Linux an open-source<\/a><\/strong> powerhouse and eventually a household name. Today the Linux community is upwards of 86 million users strong.<\/p>\n

\"Linux<\/a>As part of celebrations to mark Linux’s 25th birthday the Linux Foundation has published its annual Linux Kernel Development Report<\/i><\/a> (PDF reg required)<\/i>. According<\/a> to the Register<\/em><\/a>, the report concludes that Linux is in great shape<\/strong>, \u201cThere may be no other examples of such a large, common resource being supported by such a large group of independent actors<\/strong> in such a collaborative way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The independent actors have a lot to collaborate on. The report notes that the first versions of the Linux kernel comprised about 10,000 lines of code. Now it’s nearing 22 million and growing at a rate of 4,600 lines a day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Wall<\/a>While Linux may have started out as a hobby OS<\/a>, that changed in the early 2000s<\/strong>. At the turn of the century, Wall Street banks demanded Linux support for their enterprise application servers<\/strong> says<\/a> Tech News World<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

“That was a moment that broke down resistance to Linux in the big IT vendors like BEA<\/a>, IBM, and Oracle<\/a> (ORCL<\/a>). That hole in the dam was the start of a flood,” said Cloud Foundry<\/a> CEO Sam Ramji<\/a>. “Today Linux is the home of operating system innovation.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

\"Linux<\/a>Aporeto<\/a> Virtualization Expert Stefano Stabellini, who has been a Linux user and open source advocate since the 1990s explained the transition. “… back when I started with Linux in the ’90s … [companies] did not understand it. They thought that open source was unsustainable, and Linux was niche and hobbyist.<\/em>” He says that now everything has changed. Every company has an open source strategy now. “Microsoft<\/a> (MSFT<\/a>) was the biggest foe and now is a strong ally. Linux is the most widely adopted operating system of all times.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Dice<\/em><\/a> points out<\/a> that the most active contributors to the growth of Linux have included (in descending order) Intel<\/a> (INTC<\/a>), Red Hat<\/a>, Linaro<\/a>, Samsung<\/a> (005930<\/a>), SUSE<\/a>, IBM<\/a> (IBM<\/a>), and various corporate consultants. Google<\/a> (GOOG<\/a>), AMD<\/a> (AMD)<\/a>, and Texas Instruments<\/a> (TXN<\/a>) also ranked in the top 15.<\/p>\n

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So my first pass at Linux was Red Hat Linux 5.0. when Novell<\/a> bought into Linux. Yeap I was a Novell CNE 5<\/a> way back in the day.<\/em><\/p>\n

The last couple of projects I have been involved with have used Linux and not Windows, CMS<\/a>, IVR<\/a>, PAFW’s<\/a>, and storage<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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