A short history of Linux by Ragib Hasan reminds us of where we’ve been and how astonishing Linux was and still is, particularly about the first time it was used to make a supercomputer on a budget. Supercomputing with Linux now seems routine judging by the number of articles that have appeared on slashdot about this. Hasan’s history includes interesting quotes from the past, particularly between Linus Torvalds and Professor Andrew Tannenbaum.