Categories History Linus Torvalds Released Version 1.0 of Linux Kernel – 1994 AD Post author By Cloud Monk Post date November 9, 2020 Return to Timeline of the History of Computers March 14, 1994 – Linus Torvalds released version 1.0 of the Linux kernel. Fair Use Sources: Tags 1990s, 1994 AD, 20th Century, American Inventions, Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL), History, Inventions, IT Computing History, Linux Kernel, Linux Operating Systems ← Intel 90 and 100 MHz versions of Pentium – 1994 AD → Commodore International Declares Bankruptcy – 1994 AD