The Web Economy/Birth of Linux
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Birth of Linux
This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.
Topics
- Andrew Tanenbaum created a classroom version of Unix, called Minix to teach his students
- Linus Torvalds, a student at that time, improved it and called it Freax.
- An ISP operator in Germany store it so that more can access it and called it Linux.
- Linux became very successful and Linus was shot to fame. However Prof Tanenbaum has issues with how Linux is been hailed.
Assignment Tasks
- Go through and discuss the debate here [1].
- What are the basic points of contention between them?
- How has others commercialise Linux?
- How would you capitalise on Linux?
- What are the famous mantras of Linus and what do they mean in Open Source development?
Activities
- Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
- Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
- Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.
Links to Student Notes
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)
Notable Links to Resources
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)
Sub-Pages
(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)