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 Linux  (Operating system)    | |
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| Start | 1991-09-17 |
| The world's most popular open source operating system. | |
Linux is the world's most popular open source operating system. It is widely used where reliability or flexibility is an advantage, such as for server farms, custom hardware or embedded systems.
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Origins
The project arose from the fusion of Richard Stallman's work creating the GNU Project and Linus Torvalds' work on an open source kernel.[1]
Evolution
Corporations were initially wary of the freely available status of Linux.
Distros
Many different distributions have evolved, which vary in target audience, capabilities and business model. Many are freely available.[2]
Security
Linux is generally agreed to be more secure than Windows[citation needed], although zero day exploits do exist.[3]
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