I'm currently researching the history of Linux, the kernel. I'm going to run some more advanced analysis, but for now let's go with a list of some of the kernel versions:
VersionDateBytes
0.0117 Sep 1991 63362
0.103 Dec 1991 90032
0.118 Dec 1991 79876
0.1216 Jan 1992 108678
0.958 Mar 1992 116059
0.95a17 Mar 1992 119229
0.95c+9 Apr 1992 123868
pre-0.9622 Apr 1992 131606
0.96a22 May 1992 174003
0.96b22 Jun 1992 181231
0.96b.124 Jun 1992 181826
0.96b.226 Jun 1992 182005
0.96c5 Jul 1992 191894
0.96c.111 Jul 1992 197654
0.96c.217 Jul 1992 213899
0.971 Aug 1992 233862
0.97.16 Aug 1992 237432
0.97.224 Aug 1992 241509
0.97.35 Sep 1992 258864
0.97.47 Sep 1992 259431
0.97.512 Sep 1992 268813
0.97.5a12 Sep 1992 268813
0.97.620 Sep 1992 273057
0.9829 Sep 1992 320735
0.98.15 Oct 1992 320917
0.98.218 Oct 1992 353565
0.98.327 Oct 1992 367441
0.98.49 Nov 1992 360923
0.98.515 Nov 1992 374937
0.98.62 Dec 1992 414371
0.9913 Dec 1992 426483
0.99.121 Dec 1992 431591
0.99.21 Jan 1993 443467
0.99.313 Jan 1993 445499
0.99.421 Jan 1993 446138
0.99.59 Feb 1993 446654
0.99.622 Feb 1993 466544
0.99.713 Mar 1993 499054
0.99.7A22 Mar 1993 509796
0.99.89 Apr 1993 504830
0.99.924 Apr 1993 520147
0.99.107 Jun 1993 595590
0.99.1118 Jul 1993 646616
0.99.1215 Aug 1993 702011
0.99.12a17 Aug 1993 701951
0.99.1320 Sep 1993 711458
0.99.13k25 Oct 1993 794589
0.99.1429 Nov 1993 889148
0.99.14a3 Dec 1993 890699
0.99.14b9 Dec 1993 890870
0.99.14c10 Dec 1993 890399
0.99.14d13 Dec 1993 892869
0.99.14e14 Dec 1993 898896
0.99.14f16 Dec 1993 898729
0.99.14g23 Dec 1993 934265
0.99.14h27 Dec 1993 933810
0.99.14i30 Dec 1993 935148
0.99.14j31 Dec 1993 937917
0.99.14k3 Jan 1994 942960
0.99.14l4 Jan 1994 942577
0.99.14m5 Jan 1994 942043
0.99.14n7 Jan 1994 970846
0.99.14o8 Jan 1994 946129
0.99.14p13 Jan 1994 948688
0.99.14q17 Jan 1994 949472
0.99.14r18 Jan 1994 950509
0.99.14s19 Jan 1994 950019
0.99.14t21 Jan 1994 953618
0.99.14u25 Jan 1994 959570
0.99.14v26 Jan 1994 961395
0.99.14w27 Jan 1994 961759
0.99.14x29 Jan 1994 983874
0.99.14y2 Feb 1994 990846
0.99.14z2 Feb 1994 991130
0.99.153 Feb 1994 991777
0.99.15a7 Feb 1994 992494
0.99.15b9 Feb 1994 992282
0.99.15c13 Feb 1994 994113
0.99.15d14 Feb 1994 994992
0.99.15e16 Feb 1994 994215
0.99.15f18 Feb 1994 996825
0.99.15g21 Feb 1994 997085
0.99.15h22 Feb 1994 1008830
0.99.15i1 Mar 1994 1009447
0.99.15j2 Mar 1994 1010179
pre-1.06 Mar 1994 1009290
1.013 Mar 1994 1016601
1.0.116 Mar 1994 1021040
1.0.218 Mar 1994 1021677
1.0.321 Mar 1994 1017480
1.0.422 Mar 1994 1016786
1.0.528 Mar 1994 1017302
1.0.63 Apr 1994 1017761
1.1.06 Apr 1994 1013691
1.1.16 Apr 1994 1020040
1.0.76 Apr 1994 1018106
1.0.87 Apr 1994 1019985
1.1.211 Apr 1994 1021942
1.1.313 Apr 1994 1029125
1.1.413 Apr 1994 1041477
1.1.515 Apr 1994 1042492
1.0.917 Apr 1994 1019637
1.1.619 Apr 1994 1042696
1.1.719 Apr 1994 1042560
1.1.821 Apr 1994 1044135
1.1.925 Apr 1994 1044988
1.1.1028 Apr 1994 1046893
1.1.112 May 1994 1047480
1.1.127 May 1994 1059045
1.1.1323 May 1994 1083514
1.1.1424 May 1994 1079934
1.1.1525 May 1994 1104046
1.1.1627 May 1994 1107819
1.1.1731 May 1994 1109099
1.1.182 Jun 1994 1114393
1.1.199 Jun 1994 1115396
1.1.2017 Jun 1994 1123289
1.1.2121 Jun 1994 1130595
1.1.2223 Jun 1994 1146348
1.1.2327 Jun 1994 1143614
1.1.2428 Jun 1994 1146505
1.1.257 Jul 1994 1176868
1.1.268 Jul 1994 1178704
1.1.279 Jul 1994 1177360
1.1.2813 Jul 1994 1178261
1.1.2914 Jul 1994 1175532
1.1.3017 Jul 1994 1173302
1.1.3118 Jul 1994 1217557
1.1.3220 Jul 1994 1221210
1.1.3321 Jul 1994 1213465
1.1.3423 Jul 1994 1223104
1.1.3524 Jul 1994 1252740
1.1.3626 Jul 1994 1262740
1.1.3729 Jul 1994 1264316
1.1.382 Aug 1994 1319661
1.1.394 Aug 1994 1318829
1.1.406 Aug 1994 1317614
1.1.417 Aug 1994 1327778
1.1.429 Aug 1994 1329300
1.1.4311 Aug 1994 1331592
1.1.4411 Aug 1994 1332051
1.1.4515 Aug 1994 1342588
1.1.4619 Aug 1994 1334188
1.1.4722 Aug 1994 1338111
1.1.4825 Aug 1994 1358498
1.1.4930 Aug 1994 1358453
1.1.508 Sep 1994 1359945
1.1.5118 Sep 1994 1361037
1.1.526 Oct 1994 1362213
1.1.5310 Oct 1994 1357033
1.1.5414 Oct 1994 1372895
1.1.5520 Oct 1994 1374384
1.1.5621 Oct 1994 1373978
1.1.5724 Oct 1994 1373928
1.1.5826 Oct 1994 1375685
1.1.5928 Oct 1994 1376811
1.1.6031 Oct 1994 1422161
1.1.612 Nov 1994 1444295
1.1.626 Nov 1994 1447099
1.1.6314 Nov 1994 1434485
1.1.6415 Nov 1994 1438553
1.1.6521 Nov 1994 1457234
1.1.6625 Nov 1994 1473455
1.1.6728 Nov 1994 1461782
1.1.6829 Nov 1994 1481232
1.1.691 Dec 1994 1498288
1.1.702 Dec 1994 1492807
1.1.714 Dec 1994 1500849
1.1.726 Dec 1994 1510815
1.1.7315 Dec 1994 1520104
1.1.7423 Dec 1994 1547644
1.1.7529 Dec 1994 1551708
1.1.762 Jan 1995 1588818
1.1.777 Jan 1995 1609313
1.1.789 Jan 1995 1612487
1.1.7911 Jan 1995 1629276
1.1.8012 Jan 1995 1639782
1.1.8113 Jan 1995 1653964
1.1.8216 Jan 1995 1694220
1.1.8318 Jan 1995 1724359
1.1.8422 Jan 1995 1739303
1.1.8523 Jan 1995 1748775
1.1.8627 Jan 1995 1769522
1.1.8730 Jan 1995 1773114
1.1.8831 Jan 1995 1805601
1.1.895 Feb 1995 1822814
1.1.908 Feb 1995 1822141
1.1.9112 Feb 1995 1834610
1.1.9215 Feb 1995 1835879
1.1.9320 Feb 1995 1838178
1.1.9422 Feb 1995 1842598
1.1.952 Mar 1995 1849466
1.2.07 Mar 1995 1850182
1.2.117 Mar 1995 1854237
1.2.226 Mar 1995 1868886
1.2.32 Apr 1995 1868558
1.2.46 Apr 1995 1869109
1.2.512 Apr 1995 1871407
1.2.623 Apr 1995 1872663
1.2.729 Apr 1995 1873936
1.2.83 May 1995 1886015
1.2.91 Jun 1995 1887738
1.2.1012 Jun 1995 1889349
1.3.012 Jun 1995 2052167
1.3.113 Jun 1995 2066089
1.3.216 Jun 1995 2063786
1.3.318 Jun 1995 2066462
1.2.1126 Jun 1995 1889351
1.3.426 Jun 1995 2134272
1.3.529 Jun 1995 2189183
1.3.630 Jun 1995 2191133
1.3.76 Jul 1995 2272130
1.3.87 Jul 1995 2273862
1.3.911 Jul 1995 2323188
1.3.1013 Jul 1995 2328078
1.2.1217 Jul 1995 1889575
1.3.1118 Jul 1995 2335095
1.3.1225 Jul 1995 2326291
1.3.1327 Jul 1995 2328789
1.3.1431 Jul 1995 2335301
1.2.132 Aug 1995 1888809
1.3.152 Aug 1995 2339519
1.3.168 Aug 1995 2343393
1.3.179 Aug 1995 2343344
1.3.1813 Aug 1995 2347637
1.3.1915 Aug 1995 2356267
1.3.2016 Aug 1995 2351621
1.3.2128 Aug 1995 2365038
1.3.221 Sep 1995 2397759
1.3.233 Sep 1995 2405169
1.3.245 Sep 1995 2407705
1.3.259 Sep 1995 2420790
1.3.2613 Sep 1995 2432932
1.3.2714 Sep 1995 2470348
1.3.2818 Sep 1995 2477554
1.3.2923 Sep 1995 2479135
1.3.3027 Sep 1995 2500919
1.3.314 Oct 1995 2525460
1.3.326 Oct 1995 2531312
1.3.3310 Oct 1995 2564020
1.3.3413 Oct 1995 2582522
1.3.3516 Oct 1995 2601775
1.3.3623 Oct 1995 2617046
1.3.3728 Oct 1995 2645487
1.3.387 Nov 1995 2646941
1.3.399 Nov 1995 2648522
1.3.4011 Nov 1995 2652315
1.3.4113 Nov 1995 2655081
1.3.4216 Nov 1995 2674909
1.3.4321 Nov 1995 2686526
1.3.4425 Nov 1995 2739427
1.3.4527 Nov 1995 2817615
1.3.4611 Dec 1995 2858061
1.3.4713 Dec 1995 2867460
1.3.4817 Dec 1995 2903194
1.3.4921 Dec 1995 2921106
1.3.5024 Dec 1995 2936220
1.3.5127 Dec 1995 2953950
1.3.5229 Dec 1995 2955025
1.3.532 Jan 1996 2972586
1.3.544 Jan 1996 2984248
1.3.556 Jan 1996 2986265
1.3.568 Jan 1996 2987237
1.3.5712 Jan 1996 3014100
1.3.5818 Jan 1996 3073038
1.3.5923 Jan 1996 3106847
1.3.607 Feb 1996 3167590
1.3.619 Feb 1996 3176778
1.3.6211 Feb 1996 3176730
1.3.6314 Feb 1996 3173719
1.3.6415 Feb 1996 3183963
1.3.6517 Feb 1996 3187529
1.3.6617 Feb 1996 3187868
1.3.6720 Feb 1996 3188118
1.3.6822 Feb 1996 3198062
1.3.6927 Feb 1996 3324608
1.3.701 Mar 1996 3339336
1.3.714 Mar 1996 3368330
1.3.728 Mar 1996 3481327
1.3.7312 Mar 1996 3503591
1.3.7414 Mar 1996 3510674
1.3.7516 Mar 1996 3525868
1.3.7619 Mar 1996 3528364
1.3.7721 Mar 1996 3529190
1.3.7825 Mar 1996 3535490
1.3.7926 Mar 1996 3533739
1.3.8028 Mar 1996 3534672
1.3.8130 Mar 1996 3537718
1.3.822 Apr 1996 3577949
1.3.833 Apr 1996 3605246
1.3.844 Apr 1996 3605088
1.3.858 Apr 1996 3624241
1.3.8610 Apr 1996 3654569
1.3.8712 Apr 1996 3660199
1.3.8813 Apr 1996 3657339
1.3.8915 Apr 1996 3680344
1.3.9016 Apr 1996 3685241
1.3.9118 Apr 1996 3691664
1.3.9220 Apr 1996 3756780
1.3.9321 Apr 1996 3837943
1.3.9422 Apr 1996 4439151
1.3.9524 Apr 1996 4440956
1.3.9627 Apr 1996 4492655
1.3.9729 Apr 1996 4513264
1.3.984 May 1996 4535098
1.3.997 May 1996 4549838
1.3.10010 May 1996 4552232