Linux

concept · 1991 · Digital age

A free OS kernel (Torvalds).

Where it is used

• Android — is used in. The Linux kernel.
• Raspberry Pi — is used in. Linux.
• Containers (Docker) — is used in. Mechanisms of the Linux kernel.

History: what it evolved from and what it influenced

• Unix — was inspired by. A Unix-like system.
• Git — evolved into. Created for developing the Linux kernel.

What it is a kind of

• Open-source software — is a kind of. Free software.

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