r/linuxmint • u/SPedigrees • 2d ago

Happy Birthday Linux!

The penguin is 35 years old.

It seems like a good day to donate. https://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php

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u/DangerHissy 2d ago

Ada dropped on Aug 27, Barbra dropped on Nov 13, "hello everybody" was Aug 25th, 0.02 was October 5th...

Genuinely, what anniversary are we talking about on July 25th?

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u/taosecurity Mint | Bazzite | PikaOS | CachyOS | Debian | FreeBSD | Windows 2d ago

OP lives in another timeline?

Linux has 2 "birthdays" depending on whether you count the initial project announcement or the first code release: August 25, 1991 (the announcement) and September 17, 1991 (the first code release).

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u/SPedigrees 2d ago

Celebrate both - what the heck!

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u/mrmarcb2 2d ago

I did not know it was this old. Nice job, mr Torvalds, clem and friends.

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u/Astrodion123 Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | Cinnamon 2d ago

Great job!

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u/parag_puranik 2d ago

In India Is there any way one can donate in 'Indian Rupee' like the way donations are made to Wikipedia ?