Re: linux operating system
Hi,
> go to www.gnu.org to see the whole history of the thing. In a
> nutshell: Richard M. Stallman had the idea to create a free unix
> clone. Others liked the idea and helped him. Linux wrote the
> first working kernel. The ESSENCE of the idea is computer code
> that is totally open to examination and/or change.
You've got your facts confused. Linux Torvald's created the Linux kernel.
Richard Stallman founded the Free Software Foundation that is responsible
for creating most of the GNU utilities that most, if not all, Linux
distributions use. The Linux kernel basically runs an operating system
that is comprised predominantly of GNU utilities, in most cases. Linus
Torvald's did not create "GNU" nor did GNU, i.e. the Free Software
Foundation, create Linux. Linux by itself is not an operating system.
It is for this reason that Debian refers to its Linux distribution as:
Debian GNU/Linux
^^^ ^^^^^
Here are some Linux related sites that might be of interest:
www.linux.org
www.linuxhq.com
By the way, the FSF is working on their own kernel called the "Hurd." The
Hurd will probably also run an operating system comprised mainly of GNU
utilities, just like most Linux distributions. In fact, Debian is
developing its own Hurd distribution.
-Ossama
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Ossama Othman <othman@astrosun.tn.cornell.edu>
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