The Nerdy Sixty | (14/60) Freax to Linux | Solution

Before it was called Linux, Linus had a different working name for his OS. What was the original proposed name for Linux?

Hint 1: Linus combined “free” and “freak” (with an X) for the original name.

Hint 2: It was a quirky name: think “free” + “freak” + X.

Solution:

Linus’s working name for Linux was “Freax.” He used it in the early days, but the FTP admin at the university dubbed the folder “linux” (after Linus), and the name Linux stuck.