Linux turns 20 years old, Open Innovation Exemplar

Posted by Jeff on April 7, 2011
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Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Linux with us. Watch the Story of Linux to remember – or learn for the first time – how Linux disrupted a market and has begun to change the world. Do you see yourself in its story?

The computer operating system Linux was introduced in August 1991. It was made available freely but has fueled a number of businesses. How can this be?


I encourage to watch this brief video to appreciate Linux as an entrepreneurial success story.

From the video, Linux provides users with:

The freedom to use the software for any purpose.

The freedom to change the software to suit your needs.

The freedom to share the software with your friends and neighbors.

The freedom to share the changes you make.

Can this exemplar of open innovation be applied to other industries? I certainly hope so.

If you would like to be part of this celebration, you can upload videos and stories of your own experiences with Linux here.

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  1. #1 PLEXCOM
    April 9, 2011

    Linux will become certainly older than Windows. If we look sometimes.

  2. #2 phayes
    April 9, 2011

    “From the video, Linux provides users with:”

    The classic four freedoms. *Provided* by the innovative use of copyright law invented by Richard Stallman, realised in the GPL license, and *exploited* by Linux, among many, many others.

  3. #3 ismek
    April 24, 2011

    From the video, Linux provides users with:”
    The classic four freedoms. *Provided* by the innovative use of copyright law invented by Richard Stallman, realised in the GPL license, and *exploited* by Linux, among many, many others.yes ismek

  4. #4 Stuart Chester
    May 31, 2011

    Linux is the way forward, Microsoft Windows is struggling to keep up with the times, the latest reports and figures display this quite clearly.