TIL that the inventor of Linux announced his project by saying "I'm doing a free operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional)". Today it it used by 3/4 of all servers, all Android devices, and the top 10 supercomputers.

http://www.thelinuxdaily.com/2010/04/the-first-linux-announcement-from-linus-torvalds/



Submitted March 22, 2015 at 08:36AM by bblluueebbiirrdd http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zvcle/til_that_the_inventor_of_linux_announced_his/