On October 5th, 1991, the Linux kernel, which is a fundamental part of the Linux operating system was released by Linus Torvalds.The kernel of an operating system manages requests from software and translates them into instructions for the CPU and other parts of a computer. Linux itself is a free and open-source software. This means anyone can use, copy, or change the software in any way. The source code is shared so that people are encouraged to change and improve the design of the software. It can be distributed commercially or non-commercially, Linux might not have had a huge influence on the entire world, but it has at least influenced many computer programmers.
Even though Linux isn't the most widely used operating system i still think it is very important. Most of the fastest supercomputers run some type of Linux. Android, a popular operating system for mobile devices is built on the Linux kernel. Linux can be customized for pretty much any purpose.
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