Yggdrasil Linux
| Yggdrasil Linux | |
|---|---|
| developer | Adam J. Richter |
| License (s) | GPL and other licenses |
| ancestry |
GNU / Linux ↳ Yggdrasil Linux |
| Architecture (s) | x86 |
| Others | Development stopped |
Yggdrasil Linux was one of the first Linux distributions . It was developed by Adam J. Richter's company Yggdrasil and is regarded as the first commercial Linux distribution for a wide range of users.
distribution
Yggdrasil Linux was delivered on CD-ROM from November 1992. It could even be started as a live CD. In the print editions of HOWTOs at the time, Yggdrasil Linux was often listed as "Plug-and-Play-Linux", as it had hardware detection that is now a matter of course .
The distribution discontinued in 1995 is still available. It could be of interest to people who need support for old hardware or who are generally interested in the historical development of Linux .
Person and company
In addition to the Linux distribution, the Yggdrasil company published some of the first books on Linux compilation and contributed significantly to the development of the file system and the X Window System .
Adam J. Richter played a key role in all of these developments, assisting a group of small Linux companies and enthusiasts. Richter currently offers software consulting and is still working on the Linux kernel. He also frequently attends Linux events in northern California.
Word origin
The name Yggdrasil stands for the world ash in Germanic mythology.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of the first alpha version in Usenet on November 25, 1992 Google Groups Usenet archive
- ↑ "ABOUT YGGDRASIL" at http://tldp.org/LDP/LG/issue15/yggdrasil.html
- ^ A Short History of Linux Distributions, LWN.net - http://lwn.net/Articles/91371/
- ↑ ibiblio.org