Tani waxay noqotay mid cad markii ugu horeysay ee 1998, markii dokumentiga ugu horeysay Halloween la keenay iftiinka by Eric S. Raymond. Tani waxay ahayd qoraal gaaban by developer Microsoft in ay doonayeen in ay ka dhigaan hanjabaadaha soo horjeeda Microsoft by software lacag la'aan ah oo la aqoonsan yahay xeelado si looga hortago khataraha la dareemay. tartanka galay marxalad cusub bilowgii 2004, markii Microsoft daabacay natiijada ka mid ah daraasadaha kiiska macaamiisha qiimeynaya isticmaalka Windows vs. Linux hoos magaca <unk> Hel Xaqiiqooyinka<unk> on bogga internetka u gaar ah. Iyada oo ku saleysan weydiimaha, cilmi-baarista, iyo qaar ka mid ah baaritaano Microsoft, ololaha kiiska cilmi sheegtay in isticmaalka guud ee shirkadaha on server Linux si xun u isticmaali doonaa ammaanka ee Windows waxaa lagu daabacay inta u dhaxaysa shuruudaha ammaanka ee wax soo saarka ee la heli karo ee shirkadda IBM, waxaa sidoo kale la sii ballaariyay by shirkadda Novell.
Sannadkii 1998