An IntroTo The Penguin(Linux)

Linus TorvaldsStudent at the University of Helsinki

DOS inadequateUNIX expensivei3861992 : version 0.12

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software

GNU = CopyLeft

In 1994 Torvalds released the Linux Kernel.

This is the heart of all Linux systems and is developed and released under the GNU General Public License.

This is the heart of all Linux systems and is developed and released under the GNU General Public License.

Thousands of programmers began working to enhance Linux,

And the OS grew and improved rapidly and freely.

Linux system is …

Freely distributed

FunctionalAdaptable

Robust

The “L” In LAMP

Linux Ads

• Evolution

• Linux Is Working (IBM)

• Muhammad Ali (IBM)

Things You Should Know

• It is Free (as in beer and as in freedom)

• Linux is a leading server operating system and runs the 10 fastest supercomputers in the world.

• The development of Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration

• Linux runs on various platforms

Credits

• Danielle Gatsos (2010)• Ruba Hachim (2011)

• Kathy E. Gill, @kegill