I really wish that I was born early so I’ve could witness the early years of Linux. What was it like being there when a kernel was released that would power multiple OSes and, best of all, for free?

I want know about everything: software, hardware, games, early community, etc.

    • LeFantome@programming.dev
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      2 hours ago

      What did maximum even mean when you have a “virtual desktop” that was 4x times the size of your actual display. Because that is the kind of nonsense we used to do on Linux (because you you could and the other guys could not).

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      8 hours ago

      There was but noone knew what to do with it. We were all universally confused for like a solid 25 years.