About Linux Operating systems

Linux is an operating  system it refers to the unix, linux operating system used in many concern globally though it a very efficient , the linux operating system can be installed in variety  of hardware, when compared to other operating systems like windows Xp,NT,VISTA etc.. linux is prized for its efficiency
                                                             Linux is a open source software though it is freely available for modification , anyone can modify the source code and use the linux operating system by their own,  , Dennis Ritchie,, Joe Ossanna,Ken Thompson,Douglas McIlroy are  the founders of unix operating system

                                                             Linux is first released in 1971,

The percentage of people use linux through out year during 1999