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Old 10-31-2015, 08:52 AM   #1
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What is the size of the original size of Linux operating system?


Hi,

I am new to this, I just have a few stupid questions.

How many commands?

In what language he wrote?

Took him how long to finish?

Thanks.
 
Old 10-31-2015, 09:01 AM   #2
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Command Reference

C, C++, some assembler.

You have to ask "him", and it is not finished yet.

Besides, GNU/Linux is kernel and lots of utilities around it. Are you asking about kernel? Or the whole OS?
 
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Originally Posted by kojin88 View Post
Hi,

I am new to this, I just have a few stupid questions.
New to what?

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How many commands?
Commands where?

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In what language he wrote?
Who wrote what? If you are asking about the Linux kernel, C and very little assembler. If you ask about GNU, C. If you ask about OpenStack, Python. None of that was written by a single person.

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Took him how long to finish?
Development on the Linux kernel started in 1991. Version 1 was issued in 1994, so three years. Version 4 this year, I think, so 24 years. GNU started in 1984 I think, so 31 years. OpenStack - 5 years. Pick what you like best.

Last edited by berndbausch; 10-31-2015 at 09:58 AM.
 
Old 10-31-2015, 04:10 PM   #4
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How many commands
this is a unknown
more than 1 and less that infinity
-- it is unknown WHAT you installed

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In what language he wrote?
the os or the kernel or software

-- this is ALSO unknown seeing as you do not tell us WHAT

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Took him how long to finish?
now that is just WTF!! ( yes what the bleep )
 
Old 10-31-2015, 05:20 PM   #5
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Hi,

I am new to this, I just have a few stupid questions.

How many commands?

In what language he wrote?

Took him how long to finish?

Thanks.
you mean lines?
i think it's in c and assembly

as for how many lines and languages, you can find a copy here
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker.../old-versions/
 
Old 11-03-2015, 12:38 PM   #6
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The oldest known GNU/Linux operating system distribution, MCC Interm Linux, was big enough to fit on the old style floppy disks, so changes are it wasn't very big.

As far as the actual Linux kernel, I'm not sure.
 
Old 11-03-2015, 08:47 PM   #7
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You might find some of the answers you are looking for here: https://www.kernel.org/doc/
 
  


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