The Linux.org story

Rob Kennedy has posted the story of the birth of Linux.org — one of the earliest Linux-related web sites — and its more recent rebirth.

The site was founded in May 1994 by Michael McLagan, at a time when Linux itself was barely three years old. Linus Torvalds had only just released it to the world, there was no real way for a newcomer to find their footing, no search engines, no Wikipedia, none of the infrastructure people take for granted now for figuring out a new piece of technology. Michael built linux.org to fill that gap, a place for people to learn about Linux and follow the movement as it grew.

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Ugh

Posted Jul 15, 2026 12:16 UTC (Wed) by lbt (subscriber, #29672) \[Link\]

Complains at the ad blocker One of those US sites that has a 1-click "accept" and a 1000-click "no thanks"

Talk about losing your way