Milestones
1991
Who created Linux?
Linus Torvalds
What percentage of personal computers (desktop/laptops) use Linux?
~3%
What VCS is used to maintain the Linux kernel?
git
What operating system was Linux based on?
Unix
What year did Linux first appear on the Top500 fastest supercomputers?
1998
Who created the GPL?
Richard Stallman
What percentage of embedded applications use Linux?
38%
What is the oldest surviving Unix program?
dc
What license does Linux use?
GPL
When was the first desktop environment for Linux created?
1998
Who created TUX?
Larry Ewing
What percentage of Smartphones use Linux (includes Android)?
70%
What program was used to make Tux?
GIMP
What languages are found in the Linux kernel?
C, Rust and assembly
What is the name of v4.0 of the Linux kernel?
Hurr Durr I’ma Sheep
Who wrote "The Cathedral and the Bazaar"?
Eric S. Raymond
What percentage of webservers use Linux?
~77%
What was the first desktop environment used in Linux?
KDE
What branch of Linux is Ubuntu part of?
Debian
What year did Version 6.0 of the linux kernel release?
2022
What companies merged to form the Linux Foundation?
Open Source Development Labs and Free Standards Group
What percentage of the top 500 world's fastest supercomputers run Linux?
100%
What two programs were among the first ported to linux?
Bash and GCC
How many lines of code does the Linux kernel have?
Over 8 million.