What was Linux like in the 90s - eviltoast

I really wish that I was born early so I’ve could witness the early years of Linux. What was it like being there when a kernel was released that would power multiple OSes and, best of all, for free?

I want know about everything: software, hardware, games, early community, etc.

          • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comEnglish
            11·
            8 months ago

            There is no formal issue tracking system and no official procedure to become a code contributor or developer. The project does not maintain a public code repository. Bug reports and contributions, while being essential to the project, are managed in an informal way. All the final decisions about what is going to be included in a Slackware release strictly remain with Slackware’s benevolent dictator for life, Patrick Volkerding.

            • 4z01235@lemmy.world
              6·
              8 months ago

              That doesn’t make the source code proprietary or non-open, it just means it isn’t a community driven project.

            • Jess@lemmy.world
              6·
              8 months ago

              That’s just the way things were done back then. Slack has been around long enough that that’s just the way it is.