Linux kernel

The Linux kernel is a free Unix-like operating system kernel that was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and subsequently improved with the assistance of developers around the world.

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Linux - Free - Unix-like - Operating system - Kernel - Linus Torvalds - 1991

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It was originally developed for the Intel 80386 processor but has since been ported to many other platforms. It is written almost entirely in C with some GNU C language extensions, along with snippets of assembly language (in the GNU Assembler's "AT&T-style" syntax).

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Intel 80386 - Processor - C - GNU C - Assembly language - GNU Assembler

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Developed under the GNU General Public License, the source code for Linux is free software.

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GNU General Public License - Source code - Free software

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The kernel is best known as the core of GNU/Linux operating systems. Distributions of software based on this kernel are called GNU/Linux distributions.

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GNU/Linux - Software - GNU/Linux distribution

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