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Linux is a UNIX-clone.  It was initiated by Linus Torvalds and many programmers around the world shaped Linux into what it is today. Most commonly today found as [http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html GNU/Linux].  
Linux is a UNIX-clone.   
 
It was [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.minix/browse_thread/thread/76536d1fb451ac60?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&rnum=9 created by Linus Torvalds] in 1991 as an alternative to [[Minix]].  Since then, many programmers around the world shaped Linux into a modern operating system. Most commonly today found as [http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html GNU/Linux].  


Handy Documentation can be found here:
Handy Documentation can be found here:

Revision as of 16:30, 26 October 2005

Linux is a UNIX-clone.

It was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 as an alternative to Minix. Since then, many programmers around the world shaped Linux into a modern operating system. Most commonly today found as GNU/Linux.

Handy Documentation can be found here:

tldp.org

Common Distributions include the following:

Slackware Debian Suse Redhat Gentoo Mandriva Ubuntu