Linus Torvalds has been called many names, but the one that stands out to me is "Father of Computers". This is a nickname anyone would love to have. Linus was born in Helsinki, Finland when he was only 10 years old he started programming his grandfathers computer. He late went on to get his master's degree in computer science. He earned his degree at the University of Helsinki, at that point they were using UNIX at that point. Torvalds wanted to get rid of the bulky, expensive, and impractical for its users. He ended up creating a new kernel and Linux OS. Linus is an operating system, the operating system relays instructions from an application to the processor per say. Basically Linus replaces the early form which was UNIX at the point in time. Linus was first came out on October 5th, 1991, this became an instant hit throughout the world, everyone today uses the Linux kernel, it is the kernel that has never really been replaced. Linus is used by the government, businesses, educational organizations, and people at home. Some differences between Linux and Windows/Mac are that with Linux you have access to your kernel the very piece of hardware that runs your OS. Also the licensing is rather different as well, with Linux you are able to change the operating system around and even resell it for a profit! Windows and Mac are not very flexible when it comes to what you want in an operating system. With Linux you can change things around and make it the way that you would like, whether its commands or even the way that you want your OS to work, Linux is very "loose" with its guidelines and rules unlike Windows and Mac. Linux is a very unused OS for its capabilities, Windows and Mac have flooded out Linux in a way.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_adopters
Great post, i like how you talked about how he first started on his grandfathers computer. I like you you mentioned you can change the operating systen and even make a profit. Thats my favorite thing about linux, thats what seperates it from mac and windows. I also like how you mentioned you can changed things around on it. Good job, i enjoyed this post.
ReplyDeleteThank you, i also love that you can make a profit off of this, Torvalds really knew what he was doing when he made this. Maybe Steve Jobs and Bill Gates should have hired him before he created Linux and they might have been even more successful.But when it really comes down to it i like that its so "free" you can change whatever you don't like about it around and not have to worry about the publisher coming after you if they ever find out that you just changed their program around.
DeleteI have to disagree with you when you say that Windows and Mac have flooded out Linex. True, it isnt as popular as windows 8 or Mountain Lion but it helps us in so much other ways. Cell phones and televisions use linex. Linex is used on hundreds of electronics people use daily. I don't think Linex will ever be flooded out.
ReplyDeleteThis is true, what i meant is basically that everyone knows what Mac and Windows 8 are and not what Linux is. People are always freaking out when the new Apple product is coming out, when was the last time you saw a post on Facebook of "yeah! new Linux". But it is true that Linus will never be flooded, but when it comes to cell phones I think that Apple takes the cake on that 64% of Apple users downloaded iOS7 within the first month it came out.
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