The Web Economy/11

Birth of Linux
This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.

Topics

 * Andrew Tanenbaum created a classroom version of Unix, called Minix to teach his students
 * Linus Torvalds, a student at that time, improved it and called it Freax.
 * An ISP operator in Germany store it so that more can access it and called it Linux.
 * Linux became very successful and Linus was shot to fame . Today Linux is growing too fast . However Prof Tanenbaum has issues with how Linux is been hailed.

Discussion

 * Go through and discuss the debate here.
 * What are the basic points of contention between them?
 * How has others commercialise Linux?
 * How would you capitalise on Linux?
 * What are the famous mantras of Linus and what do they mean in Open Source development?

Activities

 * Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
 * Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
 * Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.

Links to Student Notes
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)

Notable Links to Resources
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Sub-Pages
(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)

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