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		jstx1 on Aug 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Happy birthday – 30 years of Linux > I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) Nice.

AdmiralAsshat on Aug 25, 2021 | [–]

Oh, huh. For some reason I always remembered that sentence as, "won't be big and professional like Hurd".

pjmlp on Aug 26, 2021 | | [–]

> 1998: Many major companies such as IBM, Compaq and Oracle announce their support for Linux.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux

Without them it would just be like Hurd.

racl101 on Aug 25, 2021 | [–]

Managing our expectations from the get go.

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