Red Hat marked October 31 as a special holiday, commemorating the release of its first public Linux distribution in 1994. The edition, nicknamed 'Halloween,' initiated a three-decade journey in open-source enterprise software.
On October 31, 2025, Red Hat shared a festive announcement on X, declaring it a 'Red Hat holiday' with a pumpkin emoji to evoke Halloween themes. The post highlighted the company's inaugural public Linux release from exactly 31 years prior, on the same date in 1994. Dubbed 'Halloween,' this version launched Red Hat's longstanding commitment to enterprise open-source solutions and hybrid cloud technologies.
The tweet emphasized how this milestone began a '31-year journey toward enterprise #OpenSource and the #HybridCloud.' It used hashtags like #Linux to connect with the broader community, underscoring the enduring impact of that initial release on modern computing landscapes. No further details on the original release's specifics were provided in the announcement, but it serves as a nod to Red Hat's foundational role in popularizing Linux for business applications.