About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 115. Chapters: IBM System/360, OpenVMS, IBM System/370, QNX, Java Platform, Enterprise Edition, Wine, Plan 9 from Bell Labs, Java Platform, Standard Edition, Java Platform, Micro Edition, Wintel, Cross-platform, Computing platform, Genera, DotGNU, Linux, IBM System/360 architecture, Mono, FreeBSD, Comparison of operating system kernels, Java performance, .NET Framework, Windows 9x, Apache Wave, .NET Framework version history, MINIX 3, IBM System/360 Model 67, IBM Future Systems project, Java EE version history, ICL 2900 Series, Information Server, SCO Skunkware, Commodity computing, ClickOnce, Marionnet, Run-time system, IBM ESA/390, FameLeague, Research Unix, Run time, ICL Series 39, FunkOS, Mastodon Linux, Omni Functional Platform, Rhodes Framework, FanRocket, PhoneME, EPIC, Bacatec, BlackBerry Tablet OS, Platform Productisation, DotGNU Execution Environment, Integrated digital platform, AmiQNX, Moorestown, PnetC, Diplomat Navigator, Sigar, Avid Log Exchange. Excerpt: Linux (commonly - ks in English, also pronounced -uuks in Europe) refers to the family of Unix-like computer operating systems using the Linux kernel. Linux can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware, ranging from mobile phones, tablet computers, routers and video game consoles, to desktop computers, mainframes and supercomputers. Linux is a leading server operating system, and runs the 10 fastest supercomputers in the world. The development of Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed, both commercially and non-commercially, by anyone under licenses such as the GNU General Public License. Typically Linux is packaged in a format known as a Linux distribution for desktop and server use. Some popular mainstream Linux...
