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19. 另一神童 Linus
Linux
A version of Unix that runs on a variety of hardware platforms including x86 PCs, Alpha, PowerPC and IBM's product line. Linux is open source software, which is freely available; however, the full distribution of Linux along with technical support and training are available for a fee from vendors such as Red Hat Software (www.redhat.com) and The SCO Group (www.sco.com). The distribution CD-ROMs include the complete source code as well as hundreds of tools, applets and utilities.
Due to its stability, Linux has gained popularity with ISPs as the OS for hosting Web servers. Its usage is expected to grow as a server OS as well as for the desktop (see KDE and GNOME). IBM is supporting Linux for all of its hardware platforms in order to have a common OS for all product lines.
In 1990, Finnish computer science student Linus Torvalds turned Minix, a popular classroom teaching tool, into Linux, which is closer to the real Unix. Torvalds created the kernel, and most of the supporting applications and utilities came from the GNU project of the Free Software Foundation. Many programmers have contributed to the Linux/GNU system. VA Linux Systems provides a Web site devoted entirely to Linux (www.linux.com).
As for the pronunciation of the word, if you lived in Finland, you would say "lee-nooks," because Linus is pronounced "lee-noose." Since the English pronunciation of Linus is "line-iss," many call it "line-icks." Also quite common is "linn-icks," which is somewhere in between. No matter how you say it, Linux is growing rapidly.
Linux
A version of Unix that runs on a variety of hardware platforms including x86 PCs, Alpha, PowerPC and IBM's product line. Linux is open source software, which is freely available; however, the full distribution of Linux along with technical support and training are available for a fee from vendors such as Red Hat Software (www.redhat.com) and The SCO Group (www.sco.com). The distribution CD-ROMs include the complete source code as well as hundreds of tools, applets and utilities.
Due to its stability, Linux has gained popularity with ISPs as the OS for hosting Web servers. Its usage is expected to grow as a server OS as well as for the desktop (see KDE and GNOME). IBM is supporting Linux for all of its hardware platforms in order to have a common OS for all product lines.
In 1990, Finnish computer science student Linus Torvalds turned Minix, a popular classroom teaching tool, into Linux, which is closer to the real Unix. Torvalds created the kernel, and most of the supporting applications and utilities came from the GNU project of the Free Software Foundation. Many programmers have contributed to the Linux/GNU system. VA Linux Systems provides a Web site devoted entirely to Linux (www.linux.com).
As for the pronunciation of the word, if you lived in Finland, you would say "lee-nooks," because Linus is pronounced "lee-noose." Since the English pronunciation of Linus is "line-iss," many call it "line-icks." Also quite common is "linn-icks," which is somewhere in between. No matter how you say it, Linux is growing rapidly.
