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[[Doom]] was ported to '''Linux''' in 1994 by [[Dave D. Taylor]] of [[id Software]]. The last Linux Doom binaries were provided by id on October 13, 1996 through the company's [[FTP]] server.
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[[Doom]] was ported to '''Linux''' in 1994 by [[Dave D. Taylor]] of [[id Software]]. The last Linux Doom binaries were provided by id on October 13, 1996 through the company's {{wp|FTP}} server.
  
 
It was this version whose source code was later released (the [[DOS]] version could not be released due to copyright issues concerning the [[DMX|sound library]]).  Originally, the code was distributed under the [[Doom Source License]], but it was later reissued under the [[wikipedia:GNU GPL|GNU General Public License]].
 
It was this version whose source code was later released (the [[DOS]] version could not be released due to copyright issues concerning the [[DMX|sound library]]).  Originally, the code was distributed under the [[Doom Source License]], but it was later reissued under the [[wikipedia:GNU GPL|GNU General Public License]].

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Doom was ported to Linux in 1994 by Dave D. Taylor of id Software. The last Linux Doom binaries were provided by id on October 13, 1996 through the company's FTP server.

It was this version whose source code was later released (the DOS version could not be released due to copyright issues concerning the sound library). Originally, the code was distributed under the Doom Source License, but it was later reissued under the GNU General Public License.

Source code genealogy
Based on
Final Doom v1.9
Linux Doom v1.10 Base for
CDoom v1.9
Base for
Chocolate Doom
Base for
Doom SysAdmin Tool
Base for
Doomsday
Base for
DOSDoom
Base for
DoomDC
Base for
SDL Doom
Base for
WinDoom
Base for
ZDoom
Official source ports
Based on
Final Doom v1.9
Linux Doom v1.10 Base for
Doom and Doom II for Xbox
Hardware accelerated ports
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Final Doom v1.9
Linux Doom v1.10 Base for
Doom3D
Base for
Terminal DOOM
Base for
Vavoom
Mobile source ports
Based on
Final Doom v1.9
Linux Doom v1.10 Base for
CellDoom
Base for
Doom 9210
Base for
Doom PSP
Base for
iDoom