# zavg/linux-0.01

Historically first (actually 0.01) release of linux kernel made by Linus Torvalds

Repository: https://github.com/zavg/linux-0.01
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/linux-001
Language: C
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-02-20T08:35:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4717, "days_push": 925, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1695, forks 399 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:23.717073+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: programming-language, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, programming-languages, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: c, cpp
- tags: linux-kernel, historical-source, operating-system-internals, educational, kernel-source, linux

## Member repositories
- zavg/linux-0.01 (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:23.717073+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:37:58.484416+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zavg/linux-0.01 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:23.717073+00:00, sha efecb381f8ae)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.