Published on: 2025-05-11 00:37:57
Twenty years ago today, Linus Torvalds made the very first commit to Git, the information manager from hell. Over these last 20 years, Git went from a small, simple, personal project to the most massively dominant version control system ever built. I have personally had a hell of a ride on this particular software roller coaster. I started using Git for something you might not imagine it was intended for, only a few months after it’s first commit. I then went on to found GitHub, write arguabl
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The early days of Linux This article brought to you by LWN subscribers Subscribers to LWN.net made this article — and everything that surrounds it — possible. If you appreciate our content, please buy a subscription and make the next set of articles possible. My name is Lars Wirzenius, and I was there when Linux started. Linux is now a global success, but its beginnings were rather more humble. These are my memories of the earliest days of Linux, its creation, and the start of its path to wher
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