MINIX, a Unix-like system intended for academic use was released by Andrew S. Tanenbaum in 1987. 1.0 MINIX source code contained in his book Operating Systems: Design and Implementation. Although it can be easily available, modification and redistribution is not allowed at that time. The copyright of the source code included in the copyright of his book published by Prentice Hall. In addition, the design 16-bit versions of MINIX and not well adapted to 32-bit versions of Intel’s 386 architecture is cheap and popular widely used in personal computers.

In 1991, Torvalds began to work to make non-commercial version of MINIX as a substitute he studied at the University of Helsinki. The results of that job that later became the Linux kernel.
In 1992, Tanembaum write an article on Usenet, claimed that Linux was obsolete. In his article, he criticized Linux as an operating system with a monolithic design and is too stunned by the x86 architecture that is not portable, in which he describes as a “fundamental mistake”. Tanenbaum suggested that those who wanted a modern operating system should look to a design based on the microkernel model. The article emphasizes the responsibility of Torvalds led to a debate about the design of monolithic kernel and microkernel.

Today Linux has been used in various domains, from Embedded systems to supercomputers, and has had a secure position in the web server installation with LAMP applications her popular. Linux kernel development was continued by Torvalds, while Stallman heads the Free Software Foundation, which supports the development of GNU components. In addition, many individuals and companies that develop non-GNU components. Communities combine and distribute the Linux kernel, GNU components and non-GNU software package management in the form of Linux distributions.

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