First version of Linux

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Published on 2009-10-11T16:00:49Z Indexed on 2010/04/16 15:43 UTC
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Hi there

I've heard many times that Linus Torvalds is a genius when it comes to writing good code. I also wish to write good code and I'd like to see how the first version of Linux was written.

Does anyone know where I can find the first version of Linux? I'm looking for the first version (not 1.0) because I think it will be smaller and easier to understand.

Many thanks.

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