Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:15:42 +0200 (MEST) | | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | | Subject | Re: These guys can't spell Linux ;) |
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>>Didn't 'Linux' originate from a mis-spelling of Linus' name when his first >>account on some box in Helsinki Uni was created /home/linux/? > >It was because the ftp admin did not like the original name "freex" so he just >renamed it to something that suited him well.
Correction to myself: "freax". Search google for "linus torvalds ftp admin freax" and maybe add 1991 or 1992 to the list of keywords.
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