It’s all begin with this email in comp.os.minix newsgroup

From: torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: What would you like to see most in minix?
Summary: small poll for my new operating system
Message-ID: <1991aug25.205708.9541@klaava.helsinki.fi>
Date: 25 Aug 91 20:57:08 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki

Hello everybody out there using minix -

I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and
professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing
since april, and is starting to get ready. I’d like any feedback on
things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat
(same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons)
among other things).

I’ve currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to work.
This implies that I’ll get something practical within a few months, and
I’d like to know what features most people would want. Any suggestions
are welcome, but I won’t promise I’ll implement them

Linus (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi)

PS. Yes - it’s free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs.
It is NOT protable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never
will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that’s all I have :-(.

17 September 1991, Linus Torvalds released the first version of Linux kernel (0.01) to the Internet
Today, Linux celebrate its 16th bday
I think The Pinguin should appear in MTV’s Super Sweet 16
Well anyway, you can flashback with kernel 0.01 by downloading the source here
Torvald’s notes for Linux release 0.01

Hehehehehehe, setelah minggu kemarin didera flu, weekend kemarin flunya dah sembuh. Yah gitu deh, minum obat flu plus banyak2 istirahat ma minum aer putih Tapi sepertinya me getting better setelah jalan kaki pulang ngantor selama puasa. Mayan 30 menit jalan kaki everyday.
Trus kabar baiknya, dah dapat konfirmasi pesenan tiket mudik hehehehehehe. Karena ga ada flight direct ke Malang (ada sih kalo dari Jakarta, tapi dah fully booked), akhirnya pilih turun Surabaya ajah. It means … i’m gonna have another roadtrip Surabaya-Malang seperti tahun kemarin.
Nah ini masih bingung, mo naek bis pa minta tolong teman-teman di Surabaya untuk nyariin travel. Terakhir ke Surabaya pas wedding partynya Vera n JB, waktu itu adikku nyamperin ke bandara buat ngambil laptop (dari pada shipping, nanti kenapa-kenapa belum lagi ribet ngambilnya). Mereka bilang Malang - Sby lumayan lancar naek bis, sekitar 2 jam. Tapi Surabaya-Malang sekitar 3 jam lebih krn macet di porong.
Duh … mengingat kayanya flightnya bakal capek n buru2 pingin sampe Malang, better call Surabaya for help

To Laura Lochore, i’m preparing to make another “Mudik The Series” .. season 2 hehehehehehe

Eh iya, kemarin nemu ikan asin di supermarket ihihihihi, iseng2 nyari bahan makanan buat sahur yang lebih baik (ya ya ya, selama ini seadanya ajah pake makanan kalengan :P) trus nemu “salted fish”. Aku kirain apa, ternyata ikan asin bwahahahaha, dodol deh.