Linus Torvalds created the Linux kernel in 1991 as a personal project while he was a student in Finland. It has since grown significantly in popularity and become the most widely used kernel for operating systems. The history of Linux began with Torvalds' work to develop a free and open source operating system. He initially wanted to call it Freax but it became known as Linux. Tux, a penguin character, serves as the official mascot. While Microsoft competes against the Linux business model, their competition has benefited users of both platforms. Performance on desktops was a topic of debate but development has focused on improving that experience in recent years.

1. Linux

2. Content Page
1. Linus Torvalds
2. The History Of Linux
3. Creation
4. Naming
5. Official Mascot
6. Competition from Microsoft
7. Performance & Application
8. Reference Page

3. Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds
is a Finnish American
software engineer, who
was the principal force
behind the development
of the Linux kernel that
became the most
popular kernel for
operating systems.

4. The history of Linux
The history of Linux began in 1991 with the commencement
of a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds to
create a new free operating system kernel.
Since then, the
resulting Linux kernel has
been marked by constant
growth throughout its
history.

5. Creation
In 1991, while attending the
University of Helsinki,
Torvalds became curious
about operating systems[29]
and frustrated by the
licensing of MINIX, which at
the time limited it to
educational use only.[28] He
began to work on his own
operating system kernel,
which eventually became the
Linux kernel.

6. Naming
Linus Torvalds had wanted to
call his invention Freax, a
portmanteau of free, "freak",
and "x" (as an allusion to
Unix). During the start of his
work on the system, he stored
the files under the name
"Freax" for about half of a
year.

7. Official mascot
Tux is a penguin character
and the official mascot of
the Linux kernel. Originally
created as an entry to a
Linux logo competition,
Tux is the most commonly
used icon for Linux,
although different Linux
distributions depict Tux in
various styles.

8. Competition from
Microsoft
Microsoft has faced some tough competition before, but what's
particularly challenging about Linux and open source is that, this
time, Microsoft isn't just competing with another product and
company - it's competing against a whole different business
model.
The competition is exciting,
and can only benefit users of
both Microsoft and open
source. Indeed, Microsoft's
own customers are among the
biggest beneficiaries.
Microsoft learns from its
competitors business
practices, adapts them and
adopts them as its own.

9. Performance &
Application
The performance of Linux on the desktop has been a controversial
topic 2007 Con Kolivas accused the Linux community of favoring
performance on servers. He quit Linux kernel development out of
frustration with this lack of focus on the desktop. Since then a
significant amount of development has focused on improving the
desktop experience.

10. Reference Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux
https://www.google.ae/search?q=his+linux&espv=2&biw=1440&bih=716&tbm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux#Performance_and_applications