History of Linux: a timeline (Pt. 2)

Posted by PizzaSpaghetLasagna@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 46 comments

Hello r/linux, it's me again, Marco. I'm releasing a new version of "History of Linux Project" (HOLP).

This release is good enough, but the timeline still needs lots of work. I'm planning to release a non-alpha version, v1.0, before Summer. I'd like your help with:

adding important events that led to Linux,
fact checking already present content,
and giving opinions on readability and accessibility.

Please, let me know if you are interested!
GitHub repository

[...] One of the things that I like about open source: it allows different people to work together. We don't have to like each other [...].

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feli_cetti@reddit

Proton do not have anything to do with Linux though.

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Federal-Fix-6446@reddit

Can I download this when it's finished? Ty

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PizzaSpaghetLasagna@reddit (OP)

Yes of course.

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artin2007majidi@reddit

why is vs code there? Genuinely, what does it have to do with linux?

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lunarequest@reddit

Have to agree, if your adding vscode why not atom or electron lol

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KlePu@reddit

Maybe replace it (or make a nice faded 50:50) with codium's icon

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AdventurousFly4909@reddit

The base is open source. Only a few things are added in vscode.

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ddyess@reddit

Probably just because it's popular on Linux, but Electron or even Atom (the first Electron app) would probably be more relevant.

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AudioHamsa@reddit

Your note on Red Hat reads as though they were a sub of IBM in 1995. The acquisition was not finalized until 2019.

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eighthourblink@reddit

I would love to have a poster of this

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SuzuyaReiJuuzou@reddit

i didnt know im at same age with Arch I use Arch btw

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watercanhydrate@reddit

I had fun reading through this. Thanks!

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Alarming-Reward6530@reddit

There is a little bit of picture on your pixels, But good info tho

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KanonBalls@reddit

Symbol for Ubuntu and susa are definitely missing. Flatpak could also be added.

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2rad0@reddit

emacs predates UNIX, it was first available on MULTICS.

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harrywwc@reddit

from memory, UNICS (later UNIX) was a pun on MULTICS.

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andrybak@reddit

sl is on there? the choo-choo train joke program?

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ExactFun@reddit

At the end of the day, nothing compares to the contribution of whoever gets Photoshop to run in Wine.

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KlePu@reddit

Sorry for the random order...

Linux 2.6.33 box: "enegineering" typo
Red Hat box: are sysAdmin certs so RHEL centered (compared to Debian/Ubuntu)? I've seen way more Debian IRL (anecdotal evidence!)
udev box: Greg Kroah-Hartman has an extra "h"
Same box: maybe rephrase: "It provides an abstraction layer between hard- and software while also handling ..."
Same box: consider removing the last paragraph, IMHO (!) doesn't really add relevant info. The positioning above the "Linux 2.6" box implies it's somewhat before that
Very first box: please rewrite the 2nd paragraph ;) maybe something like "Its unique selling points are interactivity and providing the software at a nominal fee for educational use. Also it runs on inexpensive hardware and is easy to adapt or port to different machines." (Please proof read, I'm not a native speaker! Not quite content with using "USP" but my brain refuses to yield something better.)
love the glxgears icon for the Mesa box <3
KDE box: Why the focus on Krita? Surely KDE has produced more impactful software? Or was Krita a big thing back in the day?
IMHO selinux deserves its own box ;)
Git box: You could add a word about old VCSs like svn and scm - and that, luckily, git has replaced most of 'em. And maybe (!) the reason why Linus "had to" invent it
Not sure if Pinephones deserve a box... Do they work nowadays?
If you plan to update it past 2020: Grant the xz incident its own box. This IMHO was the closest to Linux getting fucked hard as of yet ;)

...and last: Nice improvements over the last version! Have a heartfelt upvote!

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PizzaSpaghetLasagna@reddit (OP)

Thank you. This is the kind of feedback I was eagerly expecting. I will keep all of these in mind when publishing the next version. Consider this post just a "showcase" of sorts, the timeline is nowhere near to be complete (it needs lots of polishing, missing events, etc.), and I need people to be aware of the project so that I can siphon the help into it.

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MagicalPancakes404@reddit

why is project64 there?

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real_carddamom@reddit

Lots of WTF's on here... Too much to count...

Please remove the graph and try again...

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Runnergeek@reddit

Pretty sure this was created by AI. There is some incorrect information in these blocks

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lmpcpedz@reddit

I'm older than Python, huh.

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lilmeow420@reddit

This is really cool thank you for sharing!

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vaynefox@reddit

Where is MCC Interim which is the first linux distro and the Softlanding linux?

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zersh01@reddit

Good work!

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KlePu@reddit

missing icon: libreoffice <3

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ipilowe@reddit

I think GTK was originally made for GIMP and Gnome and other linux applications adopted it later.

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acdcfanbill@reddit

GTK

Yeah, the G in GTK originally stood for GIMP as in GIMP Tool Kit.

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wintrmt3@reddit

It begins with bullshit right off the start: they were not tasked with creating an operating system, it was a side project.

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DiamondRocks22@reddit

Hey when you are talking raspberry pi os you say x32 but that refers to a very specific x86-64 implementation which not only is not used very much anymore but also you most certainly are not going for here

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oopfoo@reddit

First live CD distribution commercially available? Yggdrasil in 1992. I ran this for a couple of years around that time. Kind of a big thing to skip.

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abbidabbi@reddit

There are a couple of spelling mistakes

Greg Kroa-Hartman
enegineering

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Normal_Usual7367@reddit

Nice work

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aliendude5300@reddit

Ubuntu should be FAR more noteworthy.

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MatchingTurret@reddit

No X386 and XFree86? Linux getting a GUI should be noteworthy.

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lxstig@reddit

Great job!
I think PHP should also be mentioned because of LAMP. (I see LAM but not P on the image so)

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PizzaSpaghetLasagna@reddit (OP)

See previous post here. Since the subreddit does not allow albums, I cannot fully show the timeline off. Please, visit the GitHub repository for a 400ppi version.

I am planning to make It printable, but a large enough frame would be needed, because there's lots of text and it is very small.

I'd appreciate your support, thank you.