1991年9月17日,Linus Torvalds公布了Linux 0.0.1,从此计算机行业进入了一个新的阶段,还带来了一个真正自由的操作系统,GNU倡导了数年的开源与自由真正开始深入人心.
以下是Linus Torvalds给当时的minix系统用户写的信件原文,经历过那个年代的朋友们一起来重新回忆一下吧:
Hello everybody out there using minix -
I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things).
I've currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to work. This implies that I'll get something practical within a few months, and I'd like to know what features most people would want. Any suggestions are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them :-)
Linus (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi)
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 :-(.
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