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-Linux is FreeSoftware
originally created by LinusTorvalds. The LinuxFaq might be of help. There are many different flavours of Linux. See CategoryDistribution for
a list
of Linux distributions we care about or visit [http://www.distrowatch.com/]
.
+Linux is a [Kernel]
originally created and released as FreeSoftware
by LinusTorvalds. It is also
a registered trademark
of LinusTorvalds
.
-Pedantly speaking, [Linux] is merely the [Kernel] that controls the hardware and allows other programs to run in UserSpace. However, many
people use "Linux" to refer to the LinuxDistributions that
include both
the kernel and
the many programs such as the [GNU] shell, c library
, and toolchain that are needed to run and create
other programs. Some people refer to these
are "GNU
/Linux" distributions
.
+Many
people use the term
"[
Linux]
" to refer to entire [LinuxDistribution]s, which
include not only
the [Kernel] but also
the many programs such as the [GNU] shell, [C] [Library]
, and toolchain that are needed to create and
run other programs. There
are many (literally thousands of) different flavours of [LinuxDistribution]s. See Category:Distribution for a list of [LinuxDistribution]s we care about, or visit [http:
//www.distrowatch.com/]. The LinuxFaq might also be of help
.
-Linux is a registered trademark
of LinusTorvalds
.
+[RMS] insists that these be referred to as [GNU]/[
Linux] distributions, on grounds that the [Kernel]
is exchangeable. While these [GNU] systems run on top
of the [Linux] [Kernel], you might also use the [Hurd] [Kernel], which you should then refer to as a "[GNU]/[Hurd]" system. In practice, this terminology has not caught on much
.
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Part of CategoryOperatingSystem
