The next milestone version, Linux 1.0, was released on March 14, 1994.
This release culminated three years of rapid development of the LimlX kernel.
Perhaps the single biggest new feature was networking: 1.0 included support
for UNIX's standard TCP liP networking protocols, as well as a BSD-compatible
socket interface for networking programming. Device-driver support was
added for running IP over an Ethernet or (using PPP or SLIP protocols) over
serial lines or modems.