Linux Definition:

  • Linux is a computer operating system and its kernel. It is one of the most prominent examples of free software and of open-source development; unlike proprietary operating systems such as Windows, all of its underlying source code is available to the public for anyone to freely use, modify, improve, and redistribute.
  • Linux is an open source operating system very similar in structure and design to the Unix operating system. Linux was originally created by Linux Torvalds while a student in Helsinki but is today developed through the collaborative efforts of millions of developers around the world.

History of linux:

In 1991, Linus Benedict Torvalds was a second year student of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki and a self-taught hacker. The 21 year old was keen in creating an operating system that could meet the demands of the professionals

MINIX was good, but still it was simply an operating system for the students, designed as a teaching tool rather than an industry strength one. At that time, programmers worldwide were greatly inspired by the GNU project by Richard Stallman, a software movement to provide free and quality software

By 1991, the GNU project created a lot of the tools. The much awaited Gnu C compiler was available by then, but there was still no operating system.After finding out the weaknesse of Minix Linus lunched , Linux version 0.01 by mid September 1991, and was put on the net. Enthusiasm gathered around this new kid on the block, and codes were downloaded, tested, tweaked, and returned to Linus. 0.02 came on October 5th.

Linux version 0.03 came in a few weeks. By December came version 0.10. Still Linux was little more than in skeletal form. It had only support for AT hard disks, had no login ( booted directly to bash). version 0.11 was much better with support for multilingual keyboards, floppy disk drivers, support for VGA,EGA, Hercules etc. The version numbers went directly from 0.12 to 0.95 and 0.96 and so on. Soon the code went worldwide via ftp sites at Finland and elsewhere.

Soon more than a hundred people joined the Linux camp. Then thousands. Then hundreds of thousands. This was no longer a hackers toy. Powered by a plethora of programs from the GNU project, Linux was ready for the actual showdown. It was licensed under GNU General Public License, thus ensuring that the source codes will be free for all to copy, study and to change. Students and computer programmers grabbed it.

Linux has completed a decade of development. Today, Linux is one of the fastest growing operating systems in the history. From a few dedicated fanatics in 1991-92 to millions of general users at present, it is certainly a remarkable journey.

How Intoweb can assist you with the Linux Network Support:

  • Linux Network Support
    Intoweb offers Linux server support to its clients in order for them to maintain a clean and smooth running server this service is offered to clients who had their Linux Server installed by Intoweb,These linux servers ar mostly installed by companies which would like to host their websites on a world wide web(WWW).
  • Linux Training
    Intoweb offers professionl courses for linux that are up to date because it is a member of Open Source Professionals and is constantly updating its linux courses to meet industry specific requirements .
    • Linux Essentials
    • Linux Administration
    • Linux Security
    • Linux Networking

 

 

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