#LINUX
From the “SOURCE”
A (very) quick history
   of the computer
  operating system
Charles Babbage
1791-1871


Charles Babbage
The Difference Engine
1850


The Difference Engine
1960’s
1960’s
1960’s
Mid 60’s
Mid 60’s
Mid 60’s
1969
1969
1969
1969
1969
UNIX
UNIX
Early 80’s
Graphical User Interface
GUI
Graphical User Interface
Home & Desktop PC
Home & Desktop PC
PC’s & Macs
PC’s & Macs
PC’s & Macs
Operating
 System
missing operating system_
Who makes Linux?
Richard Stallman
1983 - GNU Project
1983 - GNU Project
“GNU is not UNIX”
1983 - GNU Project
“GNU is not UNIX”
1991
1991
1991
Linus Torvalds
Kernel - “LINUX”
GNU/Linux
Linux “FLAVOURS”
Linux “FLAVOURS”
Linux “FLAVOURS”
Linux “FLAVOURS”
Linux distributions

“DISTROS”
Confused?
Confused?

What’s the difference?
Not a lot..!!
A desktop is a desktop
A desktop is a desktop

   (is a desktop)
OK, we admit it...

There are differences
• Linux doesn’t get viruses
• Linux doesn’t get viruses
• Linux is inherently stable
• Linux doesn’t get viruses
• Linux is inherently stable
• Linux will run on Mac or PC
• Linux doesn’t get viruses
• Linux is inherently stable
• Linux will run on Mac or PC

 So where’s the catch?
Expense?
Expense?
Expense?




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2004
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