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proper noun
- (computing) A free Unix-like operating system kernel created by W:Linus Torvalds, Linus Torvalds based on previous Minix work from Andrew Tannenbaum and released under the W:GNU, GNU W:GNU General Public License, General Public License.
- One of any number of systems which uses Linux as its kernel. For this usage, some prefer the term GNU/Linux.
Translations: - French: Linux(fr)m
- German: Linux(de)n
Etymology: From the name of its creator, w:Linus_Torvalds, Linus Torvalds, influenced by the term Unix. The first name of Linux was Freax, combining the words "Free" and "Unix", and referring to phreaking. The administrator of the server on which Linux was firstly held didn't like the connection to phreaking, and therefore w:Linus, Linus changed it to Linux
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