UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

My friend told me Linux is called linux for little unix; I dont believe thats true and iwant to tell him hes wrong, i think its called linux cuz the guy who originaly made it's first name is linus, but b4 i go and correct him; i want to get the real answer so i dont look like a idiot, ty.

He may be thinking of this - the interest in Minix. Otherwise, I don't see any reference to 'little'.

The name linux was coined by its creator, a brilliant man, Linus Torvalds.

Back in the 80's, He created a "free" version of the UNIX OS that could be freely used and modified and developed as the programmer saw fit. That is why it is so popular now, almost 20 years later.

here is an FAQ!!
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/linus/

Here are 2 interviews with the creator himself!

http://www.tlug.gr.jp/docs/linus.html

http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue3_3/torvalds/

HOME PAGE. rather spartan...
http://www.linustorvalds.net/

If you click through that last link there is a Linux Sysadmin link via another site.

ty for the replies guys, although the second reply didnt really answer my question... but thanks neway!! :P

Actually, Linux was first released in 1991 (original Usenet announcement: http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...va.Helsinki.FI ) which makes it only about 11 years old.