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Linux was born in Helsinki, France on December 12th, 1969. At the age of 24 he launched the Revolutionary software known, today, as Linux.
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Linus announces that he is going to create a free open software that everyone can use and modify. This project was originally meant to be just a hobby and nothing professional.
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Linux is labeled up the GNU GLP, which marks it as a free open source software, just like he originally wanted.
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The first edition of Linux is launched to the world and computers programed with i386.
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Linux 2.0 is released and with it comes support for SMP.
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Linux 2.4 releases with USB and Bluetooth support.
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The first Linux Developer Summit was held shortly after Linux 2.5 and the summit was held in San Jose, California, for two days.
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Linus creates Git and leaves Bit Keeper after having several complications with the program in the early half of the decade.
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Linux forms a partnership with the company, ASUS, to create a computer that ships with Linux pre-installed onto the device.
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Version 1.0 of the Android OS is released with its own version of Linux. The first version of Android was labeled under the name Cupcake. Today, over 2 billion people are using an Android device with Linux.
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Google announces that its own web browser, Chrome will be compatible with Linux.
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After many patches of Linux 2.16 Linus finally ended the long strain of numbers and released Linux 3.0
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Linux comes out with patch 4.0 which enabled live patch to occur for the software.
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Microsoft, at long last, creates its own version of Linux 24 years after it originally released.
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Linux celebrates its 25th anniversary
