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- Created by: Linus Torvalds
- Public release of the Linux Kernel in 1991
- Based on Unix
- Intended to be non-commercial
- Macot name: Tux
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Linux is a operating system kernel, but also the term that designates the various operating systems that run on top of the Linux Kernel, depending on the context in which you find the reference. Developed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2), the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone and it is one of the most prominent examples of open source software. Linux is the most popular alternative to the two major operating system families, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
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GNU operating system
The main thing part that is original about Linux is the Linux Kernel, the central part of the software that controls other programs, networking, access, device drivers, and various other things. Many other functions are handled by components from the GNU Operating System. Some have proposed that Linux be referred to as GNU/Linux due to its moderate use of GNU operating system elements. -
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Linux Questions
Is there a way to batch edit the permissions on files in Linux? 1 Answerbash shell will allow you to use wildcards for file names passed to chmod, the command line tool you use to alter permissions. e.g. if you want to alter the per... read more
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Proof of concept code that demonstrates the DoS vulnerability in the Linux kernel unix_stream_connect() function | http://is.gd/51Bsk
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Nobel Peace Prize to Linux Architect? http://is.gd/51Bs0
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RT @01net: Google Chrome 4.0.249.4 (Windows, Mac et Linux) disponible en téléchargement http://bit.ly/ADzPP
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Linuxの上級者いませんかー？ ubuntuでもいいが！
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@jaysonkingsbeer such conversations are pointless, everybody knows that Linux trumps both. :-P
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