Remembering Yubox: Ecuador's First Linux Distribution
Yubox was Ecuador's first Linux distribution, built from 2004 and abandoned by 2006, yet its story quietly helped give birth to Elastix.
While browsing the Internet, I stumbled upon an article mentioning Yubox as a South American Linux distribution.
I still remember when I was part of this project that aimed to maintain a desktop Linux distribution. Nostalgia…
If I remember correctly, we started development in 2004 and in 2006 we decided to abandon the project due to poor local adoption. Back then, many people still saw Linux as taboo… Fortunately, part of that experience helped give birth to Elastix.
I'll leave you with the image I found in that article, which by the way is this one: http://www.logalia.net/Megapost-Distros-Hispanas_333445.aspx
At least Yubox will be part of history… and after all, for 2005, it didn't look bad at all, right?
Later on, in 2019, I decided to reuse Yubox as a brand to manufacture IoT-related electronic products, but now you know where the name comes from 🙂
That pioneering project also gave rise to the YuboxNow firmware for configuring your ESP32. More stories of technology made in Ecuador.
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