Author | Message | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C0D3Z3R0 Pro Posts: 166 | No one got any linux probs? or does no one here use it apart from me n meka :? | ||||
Sojiro Regular Posts: 50 | prob #1 - what the fuck is Linux? :? define for me m8. | ||||
Meka][Meka Unstopable Posts: 700 |
linux is an OS, like windows for example, only linux is open source, with plenty of differences of course, also harder to use ;) | ||||
Sojiro Regular Posts: 50 | good idea to be learnin? | ||||
bastya_elvtars n00b Posts: 49 |
Linux is a common name for software distributions based on the Linux kernel by Torvalds. It's not an operating system. | ||||
Meka][Meka Unstopable Posts: 700 |
Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world, if u dont have windows, and u install linux, it operates the comp, making it an operating system, plus for n00bs its a simple explanation. | ||||
bastya_elvtars n00b Posts: 49 | OK, I just wanted to do some -ing. | ||||
Meka][Meka Unstopable Posts: 700 | lol | ||||
Sojiro Regular Posts: 50 |
8) | ||||
C0D3Z3R0 Pro Posts: 166 | Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU General Public License , the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone. | ||||
bastya_elvtars n00b Posts: 49 | Ok, meka, you might wanna rename the thread to 'Arguin' bout the definition of Linux'. | ||||
BlackSonar n00b Posts: 42 | The old definition-1991-no distributions (not POSIX standard) : Linux is not OS, Linux is a kernel The modern definition-1993-first distributions (Slackware, Debian)(that is POSIX standard) : Linux is a UNIX like & POSIX compatible OS And some Linux distribution is commercial product: Microtik RouterOS, MonteVista Linux, LynxOS, RTLinux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux...etc. |