1960s-The Unix operating system(OS) was Conceived and implemented.
1983 - Richard Stallman started the GNU project - his goal was to make free Unix-like OS - He also wrote the GNU General Public License(GPL)
1990s - Richard Stallman almost had enough stuff to create the full OS, but the GNU kernel, called Hurd, sucked major ass and people simply didn't like it.
1980s - Meanwhile in the ghetto, UC Berkeley made the 6th edition of Unix which they jacked from AT&T. Since the AT&T Unix had the "AT&T" code they sued Berkey's ass.
1987 - Another Geek, by the name of Andrew Tanenbaum released MINIX, a wanna be Unix-like system. But MINIX's Keneral still sucks ass!
1991 - The pro-Geek, Linus Torvalds, finally said "fuck this Ima make my own Kernal" - so he wrote a operating system kernel. He wanted to call Linux "Freax aka Freak" but people thought that name was fucken stupid. In September, Linus finally admitted that Freax was a stupid retarded name and agreed to name it Linux.
1992 - The Linux Kernel is relicensed under the GNU
1993 - Over 100 no life computer geeks worked on Linux kernel to create a better sectrum of applications for linux
1994 - Linus Torvalds said the the Kernel of Linux has gone though enough shit and its fully matured and ready to kick ass.
1995 - Linux busted their ass into DEC and to the Sun SPARC - aka they be taking over more platforms.
1996 - Linux kernel went 2.0
1998 - IBM, Compaq, Oracle - said "we fucken support linux cause this shit is free"
1999 - More Com-geeks begin to work on GNOME
2000 - Y2k "we are all gona fkcne die"
2001 - Looks like we're not dead yet =\
2004 - X window Server for Linux
