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Today is Ubuntu's 20th Anniversary

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243 points aquova | 2 comments | 20 Oct 24 21:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.55s | source
1. thetyikergg ◴[20 Oct 24 22:34 UTC] No.41899059[source]▶
Congrats Ubuntu!

Ubuntu was a big factor in me getting into Linux as a kid in India. In an era where the only internet we had was expensive dial-up, Ubuntu shipping CDs all the way here was such a nice act of kindness!

I was even able to evangelize people around me into Linux, since I was able to give away CDs.

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2. StableAlkyne ◴[20 Oct 24 22:45 UTC] No.41899103[source]▶
Seconding this, I ordered a free 9.04 live CD as a kid and got started by putting it on my personal computer, which had a broken windows install that I wasn't knowledgeable enough to fix (and couldn't afford to reinstall)

The kindness they gave by shipping that CD inspired a lifelong interest in computers in me.