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>2.1. What is Linux?</A
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>Linux is an <I
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University of Helsinki in Finland by a young student named Linus Torvalds. At
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this time the student was working on a UNIX system that was running on an
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expensive platform. Because of his low budget, and his need to work at home, he
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decided to create a copy of the UNIX system in order to run it on a less
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expensive platform, such as an IBM PC. He began his work in 1991 when he
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released version 0.02 and worked steadily until 1994 when version 1.0 of the
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Linux Kernel was released. The current full-featured version at this time is
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2.2.X; released January 25, 1999, and development continues.</P
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> General Public License (also known as GNU GPL) and its
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source code is freely available to everyone who downloads it via the Internet. The CD-ROM version of Linux is
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also available in many stores, and companies that provide it will charge you for the cost of the media and support.
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Linux may be used for a wide variety of purposes including networking, software development, and as an end-user
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platform. Linux is often considered an excellent, low-cost alternative to other more expensive operating systems
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because you can install it on multiple computers without paying more.
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