The article provides a brief history of Linux and Ubuntu operating systems. It highlights that Linux was created in 1991 by Linus Torvalds as a free operating system kernel, which has since grown to version 4.15 in 2018. Ubuntu is one of the many flavors of Linux, based on Debian, and is known for its frequent releases (every six months) and long-term support (every two years). The article also mentions that Ubuntu was named after an African philosophy concept and is now funded by Canonical Ltd.