Linux is the designated name of the language of computer operating system developed by Unix.Linux is an example of the development of free software or open source generally hear. Like other open-source, Linux’s source code can be modified, use and distribution of freedom of any person.
The name “Linux” from the Linux kernel (kernel name), which is in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Tools and libraries from the GNU operating system, Linux systems are usually, it is announced in 1983.
Dress, Linux mascot
Linux has long been know to use server, and get companies such as Dell’s leading computer, Hewlett-Packard, IBM Corporation, Novell, Oracle, Red Hat Inc. and Sun Microsystems. Linux as an operating system, different types of computer hardware, including desktop computers, supercomputers and embedded systems, such as e-book reader, video game systems (the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox), mobile phones and routers. Analysts believe that the success of information technology, Linux, because Linux is not dependent on suppliers (suppliers of independence), low operating costs and increase the compatibility than the paid versions of UNIX, as well as the safety factor and the high sex ratio of other operating systems , such as Microsoft Windows. These features also can be used as evidence in the interests of the development model, open source software (open source software).
Linux operating system, known as the Linux distribution version of Linux (Linux distribution) typically includes device support software, such as Web servers, programming languages, databases, desktop monitors (desktop environment) (such as Gnome and KDE), office applications package (office suite ) If OpenOffice.org, the KOffice, Abiword, and those gnumeric’s.
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