Linux Version History
I once starting researching the history of growth of Linux kernel. But I didn't get anywhere interesting with that. The only interesting side effect of this work is the table of earlier versions shown below.
| Version | Date | Bytes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.01 | 17 Sep 1991 | 63362 |
| 0.10 | 3 Dec 1991 | 90032 |
| 0.11 | 8 Dec 1991 | 79876 |
| 0.12 | 16 Jan 1992 | 108678 |
| 0.95 | 8 Mar 1992 | 116059 |
| 0.95a | 17 Mar 1992 | 119229 |
| 0.95c+ | 9 Apr 1992 | 123868 |
| pre-0.96 | 22 Apr 1992 | 131606 |
| 0.96a | 22 May 1992 | 174003 |
| 0.96b | 22 Jun 1992 | 181231 |
| 0.96b.1 | 24 Jun 1992 | 181826 |
| 0.96b.2 | 26 Jun 1992 | 182005 |
| 0.96c | 5 Jul 1992 | 191894 |
| 0.96c.1 | 11 Jul 1992 | 197654 |
| 0.96c.2 | 17 Jul 1992 | 213899 |
| 0.97 | 1 Aug 1992 | 233862 |
| 0.97.1 | 6 Aug 1992 | 237432 |
| 0.97.2 | 24 Aug 1992 | 241509 |
| 0.97.3 | 5 Sep 1992 | 258864 |
| 0.97.4 | 7 Sep 1992 | 259431 |
| 0.97.5 | 12 Sep 1992 | 268813 |
| 0.97.5a | 12 Sep 1992 | 268813 |
| 0.97.6 | 20 Sep 1992 | 273057 |
| 0.98 | 29 Sep 1992 | 320735 |
| 0.98.1 | 5 Oct 1992 | 320917 |
| 0.98.2 | 18 Oct 1992 | 353565 |
| 0.98.3 | 27 Oct 1992 | 367441 |
| 0.98.4 | 9 Nov 1992 | 360923 |
| 0.98.5 | 15 Nov 1992 | 374937 |
| 0.98.6 | 2 Dec 1992 | 414371 |
| 0.99 | 13 Dec 1992 | 426483 |
| 0.99.1 | 21 Dec 1992 | 431591 |
| 0.99.2 | 1 Jan 1993 | 443467 |
| 0.99.3 | 13 Jan 1993 | 445499 |
| 0.99.4 | 21 Jan 1993 | 446138 |
| 0.99.5 | 9 Feb 1993 | 446654 |
| 0.99.6 | 22 Feb 1993 | 466544 |
| 0.99.7 | 13 Mar 1993 | 499054 |
| 0.99.7A | 22 Mar 1993 | 509796 |
| 0.99.8 | 9 Apr 1993 | 504830 |
| 0.99.9 | 24 Apr 1993 | 520147 |
| 0.99.10 | 7 Jun 1993 | 595590 |
| 0.99.11 | 18 Jul 1993 | 646616 |
| 0.99.12 | 15 Aug 1993 | 702011 |
| 0.99.12a | 17 Aug 1993 | 701951 |
| 0.99.13 | 20 Sep 1993 | 711458 |
| 0.99.13k | 25 Oct 1993 | 794589 |
| 0.99.14 | 29 Nov 1993 | 889148 |
| 0.99.14a | 3 Dec 1993 | 890699 |
| 0.99.14b | 9 Dec 1993 | 890870 |
| 0.99.14c | 10 Dec 1993 | 890399 |
| 0.99.14d | 13 Dec 1993 | 892869 |
| 0.99.14e | 14 Dec 1993 | 898896 |
| 0.99.14f | 16 Dec 1993 | 898729 |
| 0.99.14g | 23 Dec 1993 | 934265 |
| 0.99.14h | 27 Dec 1993 | 933810 |
| 0.99.14i | 30 Dec 1993 | 935148 |
| 0.99.14j | 31 Dec 1993 | 937917 |
| 0.99.14k | 3 Jan 1994 | 942960 |
| 0.99.14l | 4 Jan 1994 | 942577 |
| 0.99.14m | 5 Jan 1994 | 942043 |
| 0.99.14n | 7 Jan 1994 | 970846 |
| 0.99.14o | 8 Jan 1994 | 946129 |
| 0.99.14p | 13 Jan 1994 | 948688 |
| 0.99.14q | 17 Jan 1994 | 949472 |
| 0.99.14r | 18 Jan 1994 | 950509 |
| 0.99.14s | 19 Jan 1994 | 950019 |
| 0.99.14t | 21 Jan 1994 | 953618 |
| 0.99.14u | 25 Jan 1994 | 959570 |
| 0.99.14v | 26 Jan 1994 | 961395 |
| 0.99.14w | 27 Jan 1994 | 961759 |
| 0.99.14x | 29 Jan 1994 | 983874 |
| 0.99.14y | 2 Feb 1994 | 990846 |
| 0.99.14z | 2 Feb 1994 | 991130 |
| 0.99.15 | 3 Feb 1994 | 991777 |
| 0.99.15a | 7 Feb 1994 | 992494 |
| 0.99.15b | 9 Feb 1994 | 992282 |
| 0.99.15c | 13 Feb 1994 | 994113 |
| 0.99.15d | 14 Feb 1994 | 994992 |
| 0.99.15e | 16 Feb 1994 | 994215 |
| 0.99.15f | 18 Feb 1994 | 996825 |
| 0.99.15g | 21 Feb 1994 | 997085 |
| 0.99.15h | 22 Feb 1994 | 1008830 |
| 0.99.15i | 1 Mar 1994 | 1009447 |
| 0.99.15j | 2 Mar 1994 | 1010179 |
| pre-1.0 | 6 Mar 1994 | 1009290 |
| 1.0 | 13 Mar 1994 | 1016601 |
| 1.0.1 | 16 Mar 1994 | 1021040 |
| 1.0.2 | 18 Mar 1994 | 1021677 |
| 1.0.3 | 21 Mar 1994 | 1017480 |
| 1.0.4 | 22 Mar 1994 | 1016786 |
| 1.0.5 | 28 Mar 1994 | 1017302 |
| 1.0.6 | 3 Apr 1994 | 1017761 |
| 1.1.0 | 6 Apr 1994 | 1013691 |
| 1.1.1 | 6 Apr 1994 | 1020040 |
| 1.0.7 | 6 Apr 1994 | 1018106 |
| 1.0.8 | 7 Apr 1994 | 1019985 |
| 1.1.2 | 11 Apr 1994 | 1021942 |
| 1.1.3 | 13 Apr 1994 | 1029125 |
| 1.1.4 | 13 Apr 1994 | 1041477 |
| 1.1.5 | 15 Apr 1994 | 1042492 |
| 1.0.9 | 17 Apr 1994 | 1019637 |
| 1.1.6 | 19 Apr 1994 | 1042696 |
| 1.1.7 | 19 Apr 1994 | 1042560 |
| 1.1.8 | 21 Apr 1994 | 1044135 |
| 1.1.9 | 25 Apr 1994 | 1044988 |
| 1.1.10 | 28 Apr 1994 | 1046893 |
| 1.1.11 | 2 May 1994 | 1047480 |
| 1.1.12 | 7 May 1994 | 1059045 |
| 1.1.13 | 23 May 1994 | 1083514 |
| 1.1.14 | 24 May 1994 | 1079934 |
| 1.1.15 | 25 May 1994 | 1104046 |
| 1.1.16 | 27 May 1994 | 1107819 |
| 1.1.17 | 31 May 1994 | 1109099 |
| 1.1.18 | 2 Jun 1994 | 1114393 |
| 1.1.19 | 9 Jun 1994 | 1115396 |
| 1.1.20 | 17 Jun 1994 | 1123289 |
| 1.1.21 | 21 Jun 1994 | 1130595 |
| 1.1.22 | 23 Jun 1994 | 1146348 |
| 1.1.23 | 27 Jun 1994 | 1143614 |
| 1.1.24 | 28 Jun 1994 | 1146505 |
| 1.1.25 | 7 Jul 1994 | 1176868 |
| 1.1.26 | 8 Jul 1994 | 1178704 |
| 1.1.27 | 9 Jul 1994 | 1177360 |
| 1.1.28 | 13 Jul 1994 | 1178261 |
| 1.1.29 | 14 Jul 1994 | 1175532 |
| 1.1.30 | 17 Jul 1994 | 1173302 |
| 1.1.31 | 18 Jul 1994 | 1217557 |
| 1.1.32 | 20 Jul 1994 | 1221210 |
| 1.1.33 | 21 Jul 1994 | 1213465 |
| 1.1.34 | 23 Jul 1994 | 1223104 |
| 1.1.35 | 24 Jul 1994 | 1252740 |
| 1.1.36 | 26 Jul 1994 | 1262740 |
| 1.1.37 | 29 Jul 1994 | 1264316 |
| 1.1.38 | 2 Aug 1994 | 1319661 |
| 1.1.39 | 4 Aug 1994 | 1318829 |
| 1.1.40 | 6 Aug 1994 | 1317614 |
| 1.1.41 | 7 Aug 1994 | 1327778 |
| 1.1.42 | 9 Aug 1994 | 1329300 |
| 1.1.43 | 11 Aug 1994 | 1331592 |
| 1.1.44 | 11 Aug 1994 | 1332051 |
| 1.1.45 | 15 Aug 1994 | 1342588 |
| 1.1.46 | 19 Aug 1994 | 1334188 |
| 1.1.47 | 22 Aug 1994 | 1338111 |
| 1.1.48 | 25 Aug 1994 | 1358498 |
| 1.1.49 | 30 Aug 1994 | 1358453 |
| 1.1.50 | 8 Sep 1994 | 1359945 |
| 1.1.51 | 18 Sep 1994 | 1361037 |
| 1.1.52 | 6 Oct 1994 | 1362213 |
| 1.1.53 | 10 Oct 1994 | 1357033 |
| 1.1.54 | 14 Oct 1994 | 1372895 |
| 1.1.55 | 20 Oct 1994 | 1374384 |
| 1.1.56 | 21 Oct 1994 | 1373978 |
| 1.1.57 | 24 Oct 1994 | 1373928 |
| 1.1.58 | 26 Oct 1994 | 1375685 |
| 1.1.59 | 28 Oct 1994 | 1376811 |
| 1.1.60 | 31 Oct 1994 | 1422161 |
| 1.1.61 | 2 Nov 1994 | 1444295 |
| 1.1.62 | 6 Nov 1994 | 1447099 |
| 1.1.63 | 14 Nov 1994 | 1434485 |
| 1.1.64 | 15 Nov 1994 | 1438553 |
| 1.1.65 | 21 Nov 1994 | 1457234 |
| 1.1.66 | 25 Nov 1994 | 1473455 |
| 1.1.67 | 28 Nov 1994 | 1461782 |
| 1.1.68 | 29 Nov 1994 | 1481232 |
| 1.1.69 | 1 Dec 1994 | 1498288 |
| 1.1.70 | 2 Dec 1994 | 1492807 |
| 1.1.71 | 4 Dec 1994 | 1500849 |
| 1.1.72 | 6 Dec 1994 | 1510815 |
| 1.1.73 | 15 Dec 1994 | 1520104 |
| 1.1.74 | 23 Dec 1994 | 1547644 |
| 1.1.75 | 29 Dec 1994 | 1551708 |
| 1.1.76 | 2 Jan 1995 | 1588818 |
| 1.1.77 | 7 Jan 1995 | 1609313 |
| 1.1.78 | 9 Jan 1995 | 1612487 |
| 1.1.79 | 11 Jan 1995 | 1629276 |
| 1.1.80 | 12 Jan 1995 | 1639782 |
| 1.1.81 | 13 Jan 1995 | 1653964 |
| 1.1.82 | 16 Jan 1995 | 1694220 |
| 1.1.83 | 18 Jan 1995 | 1724359 |
| 1.1.84 | 22 Jan 1995 | 1739303 |
| 1.1.85 | 23 Jan 1995 | 1748775 |
| 1.1.86 | 27 Jan 1995 | 1769522 |
| 1.1.87 | 30 Jan 1995 | 1773114 |
| 1.1.88 | 31 Jan 1995 | 1805601 |
| 1.1.89 | 5 Feb 1995 | 1822814 |
| 1.1.90 | 8 Feb 1995 | 1822141 |
| 1.1.91 | 12 Feb 1995 | 1834610 |
| 1.1.92 | 15 Feb 1995 | 1835879 |
| 1.1.93 | 20 Feb 1995 | 1838178 |
| 1.1.94 | 22 Feb 1995 | 1842598 |
| 1.1.95 | 2 Mar 1995 | 1849466 |
| 1.2.0 | 7 Mar 1995 | 1850182 |
| 1.2.1 | 17 Mar 1995 | 1854237 |
| 1.2.2 | 26 Mar 1995 | 1868886 |
| 1.2.3 | 2 Apr 1995 | 1868558 |
| 1.2.4 | 6 Apr 1995 | 1869109 |
| 1.2.5 | 12 Apr 1995 | 1871407 |
| 1.2.6 | 23 Apr 1995 | 1872663 |
| 1.2.7 | 29 Apr 1995 | 1873936 |
| 1.2.8 | 3 May 1995 | 1886015 |
| 1.2.9 | 1 Jun 1995 | 1887738 |
| 1.2.10 | 12 Jun 1995 | 1889349 |
| 1.3.0 | 12 Jun 1995 | 2052167 |
| 1.3.1 | 13 Jun 1995 | 2066089 |
| 1.3.2 | 16 Jun 1995 | 2063786 |
| 1.3.3 | 18 Jun 1995 | 2066462 |
| 1.2.11 | 26 Jun 1995 | 1889351 |
| 1.3.4 | 26 Jun 1995 | 2134272 |
| 1.3.5 | 29 Jun 1995 | 2189183 |
| 1.3.6 | 30 Jun 1995 | 2191133 |
| 1.3.7 | 6 Jul 1995 | 2272130 |
| 1.3.8 | 7 Jul 1995 | 2273862 |
| 1.3.9 | 11 Jul 1995 | 2323188 |
| 1.3.10 | 13 Jul 1995 | 2328078 |
| 1.2.12 | 17 Jul 1995 | 1889575 |
| 1.3.11 | 18 Jul 1995 | 2335095 |
| 1.3.12 | 25 Jul 1995 | 2326291 |
| 1.3.13 | 27 Jul 1995 | 2328789 |
| 1.3.14 | 31 Jul 1995 | 2335301 |
| 1.2.13 | 2 Aug 1995 | 1888809 |
| 1.3.15 | 2 Aug 1995 | 2339519 |
| 1.3.16 | 8 Aug 1995 | 2343393 |
| 1.3.17 | 9 Aug 1995 | 2343344 |
| 1.3.18 | 13 Aug 1995 | 2347637 |
| 1.3.19 | 15 Aug 1995 | 2356267 |
| 1.3.20 | 16 Aug 1995 | 2351621 |
| 1.3.21 | 28 Aug 1995 | 2365038 |
| 1.3.22 | 1 Sep 1995 | 2397759 |
| 1.3.23 | 3 Sep 1995 | 2405169 |
| 1.3.24 | 5 Sep 1995 | 2407705 |
| 1.3.25 | 9 Sep 1995 | 2420790 |
| 1.3.26 | 13 Sep 1995 | 2432932 |
| 1.3.27 | 14 Sep 1995 | 2470348 |
| 1.3.28 | 18 Sep 1995 | 2477554 |
| 1.3.29 | 23 Sep 1995 | 2479135 |
| 1.3.30 | 27 Sep 1995 | 2500919 |
| 1.3.31 | 4 Oct 1995 | 2525460 |
| 1.3.32 | 6 Oct 1995 | 2531312 |
| 1.3.33 | 10 Oct 1995 | 2564020 |
| 1.3.34 | 13 Oct 1995 | 2582522 |
| 1.3.35 | 16 Oct 1995 | 2601775 |
| 1.3.36 | 23 Oct 1995 | 2617046 |
| 1.3.37 | 28 Oct 1995 | 2645487 |
| 1.3.38 | 7 Nov 1995 | 2646941 |
| 1.3.39 | 9 Nov 1995 | 2648522 |
| 1.3.40 | 11 Nov 1995 | 2652315 |
| 1.3.41 | 13 Nov 1995 | 2655081 |
| 1.3.42 | 16 Nov 1995 | 2674909 |
| 1.3.43 | 21 Nov 1995 | 2686526 |
| 1.3.44 | 25 Nov 1995 | 2739427 |
| 1.3.45 | 27 Nov 1995 | 2817615 |
| 1.3.46 | 11 Dec 1995 | 2858061 |
| 1.3.47 | 13 Dec 1995 | 2867460 |
| 1.3.48 | 17 Dec 1995 | 2903194 |
| 1.3.49 | 21 Dec 1995 | 2921106 |
| 1.3.50 | 24 Dec 1995 | 2936220 |
| 1.3.51 | 27 Dec 1995 | 2953950 |
| 1.3.52 | 29 Dec 1995 | 2955025 |
| 1.3.53 | 2 Jan 1996 | 2972586 |
| 1.3.54 | 4 Jan 1996 | 2984248 |
| 1.3.55 | 6 Jan 1996 | 2986265 |
| 1.3.56 | 8 Jan 1996 | 2987237 |
| 1.3.57 | 12 Jan 1996 | 3014100 |
| 1.3.58 | 18 Jan 1996 | 3073038 |
| 1.3.59 | 23 Jan 1996 | 3106847 |
| 1.3.60 | 7 Feb 1996 | 3167590 |
| 1.3.61 | 9 Feb 1996 | 3176778 |
| 1.3.62 | 11 Feb 1996 | 3176730 |
| 1.3.63 | 14 Feb 1996 | 3173719 |
| 1.3.64 | 15 Feb 1996 | 3183963 |
| 1.3.65 | 17 Feb 1996 | 3187529 |
| 1.3.66 | 17 Feb 1996 | 3187868 |
| 1.3.67 | 20 Feb 1996 | 3188118 |
| 1.3.68 | 22 Feb 1996 | 3198062 |
| 1.3.69 | 27 Feb 1996 | 3324608 |
| 1.3.70 | 1 Mar 1996 | 3339336 |
| 1.3.71 | 4 Mar 1996 | 3368330 |
| 1.3.72 | 8 Mar 1996 | 3481327 |
| 1.3.73 | 12 Mar 1996 | 3503591 |
| 1.3.74 | 14 Mar 1996 | 3510674 |
| 1.3.75 | 16 Mar 1996 | 3525868 |
| 1.3.76 | 19 Mar 1996 | 3528364 |
| 1.3.77 | 21 Mar 1996 | 3529190 |
| 1.3.78 | 25 Mar 1996 | 3535490 |
| 1.3.79 | 26 Mar 1996 | 3533739 |
| 1.3.80 | 28 Mar 1996 | 3534672 |
| 1.3.81 | 30 Mar 1996 | 3537718 |
| 1.3.82 | 2 Apr 1996 | 3577949 |
| 1.3.83 | 3 Apr 1996 | 3605246 |
| 1.3.84 | 4 Apr 1996 | 3605088 |
| 1.3.85 | 8 Apr 1996 | 3624241 |
| 1.3.86 | 10 Apr 1996 | 3654569 |
| 1.3.87 | 12 Apr 1996 | 3660199 |
| 1.3.88 | 13 Apr 1996 | 3657339 |
| 1.3.89 | 15 Apr 1996 | 3680344 |
| 1.3.90 | 16 Apr 1996 | 3685241 |
| 1.3.91 | 18 Apr 1996 | 3691664 |
| 1.3.92 | 20 Apr 1996 | 3756780 |
| 1.3.93 | 21 Apr 1996 | 3837943 |
| 1.3.94 | 22 Apr 1996 | 4439151 |
| 1.3.95 | 24 Apr 1996 | 4440956 |
| 1.3.96 | 27 Apr 1996 | 4492655 |
| 1.3.97 | 29 Apr 1996 | 4513264 |
| 1.3.98 | 4 May 1996 | 4535098 |
| 1.3.99 | 7 May 1996 | 4549838 |
| 1.3.100 | 10 May 1996 | 4552232 |