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  1. 02-03-2022 #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveSly View Post
    What is Linux?
    Linux is one of many flavors of Unix. Windows stands alone as the only major OS not based on Unix. Every other one: Apple's Mac OS and iOS, Android, Amazon Fire OS, et cetera, et cetera are some variant of Unix. What sets Linux apart is the very elegant kernel designed by Linus ("Lean-us") Torvalds. Mac OS on the other hand is built on the clunky FreeBSD kernel. BTW: the kernel is the heart of any OS. Windows also has a kernel, which is completely different from any Unix kernel.
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