Master Linux with our power bundle course (96% off): Unix was started by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and some other engineers including Brian Kernighan back in the early 1970s. It has a long and illustrious history. But then Linux came along and things changed. How is Linux different to Unix? Are they the same thing? Please, let me explain! Twitter: Instagram: #garyexplains Affiliate Disclosure: When you buy through links in our description Gary Explains may earn an affiliate commission.