zavg/linux-0.01 resource
Historically first (actually 0.01) release of linux kernel made by Linus Torvalds observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4717
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 925
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1695 stars · 399 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A mirror of the historically first (0.01) release of the Linux kernel source code, originally published by Linus Torvalds in 1991. It is preserved for educational and historical study rather than for practical use.
Use cases
- study the earliest linux kernel source code
- learn how operating system kernels work from a tiny codebase
- research the history of linux development
- compare early kernel design with modern linux
- build and explore a minimal unix-like kernel for education
When to choose
- you want to read a small, complete kernel codebase to learn OS internals
- you are researching the origins and evolution of linux
- you want a minimal historical artifact for teaching operating systems
When to avoid
- you need a usable, modern kernel for production or development
- you expect security fixes, hardware support, or maintenance
- you need a license-compliant redistribution path (no license file is present)
Facets
learning-resource · maturity abandoned
programming-language developer-tools operating-systems programming-languages tutorials developer-tools c cpp linux-kernel historical-source operating-system-internals educational kernel-source linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/zavg/linux-0.01 · fetched 2026-08-28 · efecb381f8ae
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zavg/linux-0.01 | main | 32 |
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