Infographic: Linux turns 21 « Tech bytes for tea?

Infographic: Linux turns 21

Do you know that Linux has turned 21 years old on 25 August 2012? Here’s a tech byte about the open source operating system.

Linux is now twenty-one years old. Click to see full infographic which includes Red Hat and Open Source.

The initial announcement from Linus Torvalds was posted on 25 August 1991.

This infographic is extracted from a larger version prepared by Red Hat. You may check the complete graphic here.

The kernel which forms the core of the Linux system is the result of one of the largest co-operative software projects ever attempted.

Almost 8,000 individual developers contributed to each kernel release between ver. 2.6.11 to 3.2, and the numbers continue to increase.

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