>>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. Jan Engelhardt -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
