Linux, Linus and the personal OS that never really caught on Mike August 25, 2025 Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon On This Day In 1991, 21-year-old Finnish student Linus Torvalds wrote a newsgroup post about a free operating system he was working on. He said it was “just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu.” His OS would eventually be called Linux. Like this:Like Loading… Post navigation Previous: How to Pray the Daily Office from the 1928 Book of Common PrayerNext: My Problem with the Athanasian Creed Related Stories The Microprocessor turns 55, Thanks in large part to 3 Intel Engineers Mike November 16, 2025 Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech Mike April 30, 2022 The Log4Shell 0-day exploit, how bad is it really? Mike December 14, 2021