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When Tux met Big Iron: Question 3

Question 3

Edward Hurley, Editor

Published: 13 Aug 2004

Question 3: What Unix-like operating system influenced Linus Torvalds to create Linux?

C) Minix

In 1991, Torvalds made a now famous post to a newsgroup asking for "any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat."

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