“More importantly for the future success of Linux was that the X11 system was ported to it, making 1992 the year of the Linux desktop.”

I thought next year will be the year of Linux desktop

Great story. I do wonder why Linus initally chose FREAX.

My first distro was a Slackware that came on a CD of a magazine in the late 90s. Amazing how Linux quickly evolved and was available for people.