Linux / Unix
The UNIX® system is a portable computer operating system originally developed by a group of AT&T Bell Labs employ-ees including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas Mc Ilroy.
In 1983, Richard Stallman announced Project GNU, an ambi-tious effort to create a freely redistributable UNIX-like sys-tem. The software developed in this project -- such as GNU Emacs and gcc -- has gone on to play central roles in other free UNIX systems as well.
When in 1991 Linus Torvalds began to put forth the Linux kernel and gather contributors, the GNU tools were an obvi-ous match. When combined with the Linux kernel, the GNU software formed the foundation for a POSIX-conformant op-erating system known as GNU/Linux -- or just Linux. Distri-butions of the kernel, GNU, and additional software -- such as Red Hat Linux and Debian GNU/Linux -- have become popu-lar both with hobbyists and in business
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