LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM
Linux (pronounced lɪnəks or / lɪnʊks /) is the name given to the operating system of a Unix-type computer. Linux is one example of the results of free software development and major open source. Like other free and open source software in general, Linux source code can be modified, used and played back by.
The name "Linux" comes from its kernel name (Linux kernel), created in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system, system equipment and libraries are common from the GNU operating system, published in 1983 by Richard Stallman. GNU contributions are the basis of the GNU / Linux alternative name.
Linux has long been known for use on servers, and is supported by renowned computer companies such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Novell, Oracle Corporation, Red Hat and Sun Microsystems. Linux is used as an operating system on a wide variety of computer hardware, including desktop computers, supercomputers, and embedded systems such as electronic books, video games (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and XBox), mobile phones and routers. Informatics analysts believe Linux's Linux success does not depend on the vendor (vendor independence), low operating costs, and high security and stability factors such as Microsoft Windows. These characteristics also serve as evidence of the advantages of the open source software (opensource software) model.
Linux includes software such as web servers, programming languages, databases, desktop displays (desktop environments) (and GNOME and KDE), and office suite suites like OpenOffice.org, KOffice, Abiword, and Gnumeric.
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Richard Stallman, developer of the GNU project, and Linus Torvalds, built the Linux kernel Richard Stallman, the developer of the GNU project, and Linus Torvalds, created the Linux kernel
Richard Stallman, the developer of the GNU project, and Linus Torvalds, created the Linux kernel
The Unix operating system was developed and implemented in the 1960s and was first launched in 1970. Its high determinants and compatibility factors can be used, copied and modified extensively by academic institutions and in businesspeople.
The GNU Project, which began in 1984, aims to create a fully compatible Unix-compatible operating system. In 1985, Richard Stallman was founded. Free Software and GNU GPL. Programs required by an operating system (such as libraries, compilers, text editors, Unix shells and windows systems) in the early 1990s, although low-level elements such as device drivers, jurik and kernel were not completed at the time. Linus Torvalds once said that the GNU kernel was available at that time (1991), he would not decide to write his own version.
MINIX, a Unix-type system intended for academic use by Andrew S. Tanenbaum in 1987. The MINIX 1.0 source code is listed in his Operating System: Design and Implementation. Can be easily obtained, modifications and redistribution are not allowed at that time. The copyright of the source code is included in the copyright of his book published by Prentice Hall. In addition, the design of the 16-bit version of MINIX is not well adapted to the 32-bit version of the cheap and popular Intel 386 architecture that is widely used in personal computers.
In 1991, Torvalds began working for a non-commercial version to replace MINIX while he was studying at the University of Helsinki. The result of that work that will become the Linux kernel.
In 1992, Tanembaum wrote an article on Usenet, because Linux is outdated. In his article, he criticized Linux as an operating system with monolithic design and was too glued to the x86 architecture so it could not be portable, where as a "fundamental error". Tanenbaum those who want a modern operating system should look at a concept that is for the microkernel model. The paper was reinforced by Torvalds' responsibility that led to a debate about monolithic and microkernel kernel commands.
Today Linux has been used in various domains, from embedded systems to supercomputers, and already has a secure position in the installation of web servers with applications
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