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An Introduction to the Development,Features, and Usability of the GNU/LinuxOperating System
 
Version 1.41, April 2004. FirstReleased: May 2001.N Deepak, Bangalore INDIA
 
History of Linux
Linux is pronounced as
luh-nuhks
or
ly-nuhks
. Some even say
lee-nooks
.
 
 The core of the Linux operatingsystem was coded by a Finnishprogrammer called
LinusBenedict Torvalds
in 1991,when he was just 21! He had gota new 386, and he found theexisting DOS and UNIX tooexpensive and inadequate.
 
The Beginning
In those days, a UNIX-like tiny, free OS called
Minix
was extensively used for academicpurposes. Since its source code was available,Linus decided to take Minix as a model. In hisown words, ‘I wanted to write a better Minix
Linus’ Home page:www.cs.helsinki.fi/~torvalds
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