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.

  • @hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    11•10 hours ago

    winmodems and modelines were problematic but it was liberating to be able to tinker.

    and walnut creek was doing the Lord’s work.

    • @bajabound@lemmy.world
      6•9 hours ago

      Walnut Creek and infomagic saved me so much headache. Can’t beat the bandwidth of a FedEx truck, especially when you’re 28.8 at home.

      • @MangoCats@feddit.itEnglish
        1•5 hours ago

        I remember the name Walnut Creek, but I don’t remember why. Did they ship the Slackware CDs? I had a couple of full sets of those, but ultimately decided that Linux needed to mature before I’d mess with it. By 2003 it had gotten there.

    • @catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      3•9 hours ago

      It was always fun saying +++ATH in IRC to see who hadn’t configured their escapes properly