▲ 1962 ▼ Today GNU/Linux is 32 years old (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by DeaDSouL@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml 169 comments fedilink hide all child comments Happy birthday 🎊🎉 GNU/Linux. Today GNU/Linux is 32 years old. It was thankfully released to the public on August 25th, 1991 by Linus Torvalds when he was only 21 years old student. What a lovely journey 🤍
[+] spiffeeroo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago These statements do not contradict anything I have said. Some people are pragmatic, some dogmatic about software freedom. So what? Another correction since I am on a roll: Linux can't switch from GPLv2. There are too many copyright holders, you'd never be able to contact all of them and get them to agree to a license change. Even if Linus Torvalds wanted to change, which I honestly don't think would be a sensible thing to do in his position. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago These statements do not contradict anything I have said. Some people are pragmatic, some dogmatic about software freedom. So what? Another correction since I am on a roll: Linux can't switch from GPLv2. There are too many copyright holders, you'd never be able to contact all of them and get them to agree to a license change. Even if Linus Torvalds wanted to change, which I honestly don't think would be a sensible thing to do in his position. permalink fedilink source parent
