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Linux
UNIX-compatible operating system (and kernel) designed with free software tools and ported to several hardware architectures. Linux was initially developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991.
Linux is open source software (OSS) and aims to be a viable alternative to competing proprietary operating systems.
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- Industry/Domain: Software
- Category: Operating systems
- Company: Red Hat
- Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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