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Library/App & software/Linux’s announcement and contributor response
Grade C6 sourcesHIS-01088

Linux’s announcement and contributor response

App & software · 1991 · Niche

10Editable slideCertificate

A hobby-kernel announcement became a shared project through feedback and reusable code.

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Numbers

Seed to milestone
2.6 years
Aug 25 ’91 to Apr 1 ’94
Platforms
2
Started on Open web
Origin
Organic
Technology

Mechanics

  • Maker originPrimary
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Torvalds’s public request reached people already discussing Minix. Technical replies, source distribution and contributor permissions turned feedback into a shared development process. By 1994, a specialist magazine was documenting a wider community.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.

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Timeline (8)

  1. July 1991

    Linus Torvalds precursor · Jul 3 ’91

    A technical question prompted correspondence that helped secure an FTP distribution directory.[1]

  2. August 1991

    Linus Torvalds seed · Aug 25 ’91

    Torvalds announced his hobby operating-system project and invited feedback from the Minix community.[1][2]

  3. Jyrki Kuoppala owner response · Aug 26 ’91

    Kuoppala asked about portability and proposed features; Torvalds replied in the newsgroup.[1]

Origin
Organic
Sector
Technology
Region
FI
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade C

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Jun ’91JulSepOctDecFeb ’92JulDecJul ’93DecApr ’94MayOpen webPress
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  1. July 1991

    Linus Torvalds precursor · Jul 3 ’91

    A technical question prompted correspondence that helped secure an FTP distribution directory.[1]

  2. August 1991

    Linus Torvalds seed · Aug 25 ’91

    Torvalds announced his hobby operating-system project and invited feedback from the Minix community.[1][2]

  3. Jyrki Kuoppala owner response · Aug 26 ’91

    Kuoppala asked about portability and proposed features; Torvalds replied in the newsgroup.[1]

  1. platform jump · Oct 5 ’91

  2. owner response · Dec 19 ’91

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