The Linux Operating System
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Who started the GNU project in 1984?

  • Finnish students
  • Linus Torvalds
  • Free Software Foundation
  • Richard Stallman (correct)
  • Which component was missing in the GNU project?

  • Kernel (correct)
  • Device drivers
  • GNU Info and Utilities
  • Hard-drive access
  • When did Linus Torvalds release version 0.02 of his operating system kernel?

  • 1984
  • October 5th (correct)
  • 1991
  • September
  • What does Stallman's concept of free mean?

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    What did Linus Torvalds start writing in 1991?

    <p>Operating system kernel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    The GNU Project

    • Richard Stallman started the GNU project in 1984.

    Missing Component

    • The kernel was the missing component in the GNU project.

    Linux Kernel

    • Linus Torvalds released version 0.02 of his operating system kernel in 1991.

    Free Software Concept

    • Stallman's concept of "free" refers to freedom to run, study, change, and distribute software.

    Linus Torvalds' Work

    • In 1991, Linus Torvalds started writing the Linux kernel.

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