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The Linux kernel is a free and open-source Unix-like kernel that is used in many computer systems worldwide. The kernel was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and was soon adopted as the kernel for the
Linus Torvalds at the LinuxCon Europe 2014
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Sankey diagram of Linux Kernel Source Lines of Code
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Linux is a family of free and open-source software Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, which was first released on 17 September 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Some members of the family ar
Linux kernel
…created to be a free replacement for Unix. Since the late 1990s, it has been included in many operating system distributions, many of which are called Linux. One such Linux kernel operating system is Android, which is used in many mobile and embedded devices. Most of the kernel code is written in C as…
Linus Torvalds, principal author of the Linux kernel
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