The lessons of Linux To understand the potential of a decentralized cloud, we need only look at the history of the Linux operating system. It took a decade for the Bells Labs developed software ...

Like most overnight sensations, Linux was many years in the making. Its history is generally traced to 1991 but is rooted in the older Minix operating system.

Bottom line: No major OEMs offer Linux as a factory pre-load on PCs, and none have, in the pipeline, any kind of commitment to do so. And the next time you hear an executive of an OEM talk about ...

Data from research firm StatCounter shows that Linux's desktop OS share has exceeded 3%. This is a record number in the history of Linux for over 30 years, and while it is showing excitement ...

History of Linux File Systems Early Adventures in Linux File Systems In the late 80s and early 90s, the Linux environment utilized relatively rudimentary file systems such as Minix, which later ...

Linux's success was built on the power of compounding, shared, open development gains. Operating systems are monumental and intricate, requiring millions of hours of specialized labor, research ...

What the History of Linux Says About the Long Road to Decentralized Storage Adoption The current dominance of cloud hyperscalers like Google and Amazon is not a natural monopoly, but decentralized ...