Linux is an open source operating system kernel.
GNU is an open source operating system package.
GNU/Linux is the GNU operating system using the Linux kernel.
The Linux Operating System is an excellent alternative to the Windows Operating System. GNU (and GPL) implies the Linux Distro is FREE, as in beer. There are also commercial (not FREE) Linux Distros.
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There are hundreds of different Linux Distros (Versions), and here’s a good list with User Rankings:
TIP: Thinking of switching from Windows? Take a look at Linux Mint (like XP) and FreeSpire Linux (like Vista), based on Ubuntu Linux.
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linux is an operating system
I didn’t say anything about GNU Linux….
Linux is an open source operating system kernel.
GNU is an open source operating system package.
GNU/Linux is the GNU operating system using the Linux kernel.
The Linux Operating System is an excellent alternative to the Windows Operating System. GNU (and GPL) implies the Linux Distro is FREE, as in beer. There are also commercial (not FREE) Linux Distros.
More details here:
There are hundreds of different Linux Distros (Versions), and here’s a good list with User Rankings:
TIP: Thinking of switching from Windows? Take a look at Linux Mint (like XP) and FreeSpire Linux (like Vista), based on Ubuntu Linux.