What is Linux? Keep hearing about Linux but not sure what it is? Read this!

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Linux, also known as GNU/Linux, is a free, UNIX-like operating system, developed originally for home PCs, but which now runs on a variety of platforms including PowerPC, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari, DEC Alpha, Sun Sparc, ARM, and many others. Linux aims for POSIX compliancy to maintain maximum compatibility with other UNIX-like systems …

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