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# Linux is the kernel of an operating system.
# Linux was built on the Unix tradition.
# Linux was originally developed by Linus Torwalds of Finland, who currenctly owns the Linux trademark.
# Linux stands for Linus' Unix.
# Using the open source code of the Linux kernel, people have been developing operating systems based on the Linux kernel. These are called the "Linux distributions".

Linux is a Unix-like operating system that was designed to provide personal computer users a free or very low-cost operating system comparable to traditional and usually more expensive Unix systems. Linux has a reputation as a very efficient and fast-performing system. Linux's kernel (the central part of the operating system) was developed by Linus Torvalds at the University of Helsinki in Finland. To complete the operating system, Torvalds and other team members made use of system components developed by members of the Free Software Foundation for the GNU Project.