@tomxcd That last category is very broad. When I first...

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@tomxcd That last category is very broad. When I first saw Linux in '92 it was very primitive; when I bought my first PC for Linux in '94 it had a useful desktop; by '98 a lot of IT people knew of it and a fair chunk had one doing something.

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Mans R

@penguin42 @tomxcd I agree. Over that period, Linux went from being a toy for enthusiasts to a major player on the server OS market. I think it would make sense to split the interval at the 2.0 and 2.4 releases (2.6 was released in 2003).

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penguin42

@mansr @tomxcd I think you mean BT and AT; Before/After the arrival of Tux. 🐧

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