The Linux Operating System
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Who started the GNU project to develop a Unix-compatible operating system called GNU?

  • Richard Stallman (correct)
  • Finnish students
  • Free Software Foundation
  • Linus Torvalds
  • Which component was missing in the GNU project when most of the other components were ready?

  • Device drivers
  • Kernel (correct)
  • Hard-drive access
  • GNU Info and Utilities
  • What was the version number of the kernel that Linus Torvalds initially developed?

  • 0.0.1 (correct)
  • 1991
  • 1984
  • 0.02
  • What did the combination of Linus Torvalds' kernel and the GNU system produce?

    <p>A complete free operating system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Stallman's concept of 'free' mean in relation to software?

    <p>Freely modified and redistributed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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