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Linux is a Unix-like and POSIX-compliant computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution.It was initially developed by Linus Torvalds, a Finish American software engineer around 1991. It was based on MINIX developed by Andrew Tanenbaum for educational purposes.
It initially ran on IBM PC compatible computers.
There are currently many variations of Linux (Red Hat, ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Fedora, Debian, Linus Torvalds
Books Running Linix (best overview)Linux Distributions
Personal:
Linux Mint
ubuntu (Most popular as of Spring 2008)
openSUSE (personal version of Novel SUSE)
Fedora (personal version of Red Hat)
Debian is generally GNU licensed versions of Linux or BSD.
Mageia
Linux Mint
Multimedia:
Arch Linux
Ubuntu Studio
Business:
Red Hat seems to be the distro of choice certainly within the business community.
Linux OS | SUSE Linux Enterprise - SUSE is making huge in roads in to the corporate arena with Novell buying them.
Info:
GNOME - A desktop environment and graphical user interface
GNOME is part of the GNU Project and can be used with Linux-only operating systems.
Help Google Groups > Computers > Operating Systems - comp.os.linuxLinks:
Linux Journal | The Original Magazine of the Linux Community
Google Linux
Free Software Foundation
The 5 most popular Linux distributions | ZDNet, 2012
The 2013 Top 7 Best Linux Distributions for You | Linux.com
DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.
GNOME - A desktop environment and graphical user interface
Free Software Foundation
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