A Short History of Linux Distributions

Posted Sep 22, 2021 1:28 UTC (Wed) by jim02762 (guest, #154301)
Parent article: A Short History of Linux Distributions

> Back in late 1991, when Linux first hit the 'Net, there were no distributions per se. The closest thing was HJ Lu's Boot/Root floppies.

This is also incorrect. The boot/root floppies were made by Linus. Later on Jim Winstead took over responsibility for the root floppy. H.J. Lu's "bootable root" came a little later. It was announced Oct. 5th, 1992.