Command Line Heroes

OS Wars_part 2: Rise of Linux

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Jan 16, 2018
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ANECDOTE

Linux Discovery

  • Tristram Owyton discovered Linux while sick in a hotel room in Egypt.
  • He spent a week exploring the command line and unlocked a new world.
INSIGHT

Command Line Transformation

  • Accessing the Linux command line was transformative for many.
  • It felt like joining a secret society, sharing CDs like mixtapes.
ANECDOTE

Excitement for Open Source

  • David Antrel found a cheap Slackware Linux CD set.
  • He got excited about not running Windows and the open-source nature.
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