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Creation
It started as operating system named Unix, which was developed at AT&T Bell Labs1970, created by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Douglas Mcllroy and Joe Ossana.
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Linux is a Kernel
Linux started in 1991 as a hobby project by Linus Torvalds, a Finnish born computer scientist studying at the University of Helsinki.
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Linux Kernel(naming)
Ari Lemmke, Torvalds' coworker didn't think "Freax" the actually name was a great idea, so he named the project "Linux" on the server, later Torvalds consented to "Linux".
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Most Super Computers Run On Linux
Over 90% of the fastest computers in the world use Linux. This has become the ideal choice for high-performance computing by 1998. https://www.shells.com/l/en-US/blog/8-Most-Interesting-Facts-About-Linux-Operating-System-that-Everyone-Should-Know -
The New York Stock Exchange Runs on Linux
The organization was previously using other operating systems but shifted to Red Hat in 2007. https://www.shells.com/l/en-US/blog/8-Most-Interesting-Facts-About-Linux-Operating-System-that-Everyone-Should-Know -
The New York Stock Exchange Runs on Linux
The US Army is the single largest installed base for Red Hat Linux and the U.S. Navy nuclear submarine fleet runs on Linux, including their sonar systems.
https://www.shells.com/l/en-US/blog/8-Most-Interesting-Facts-About-Linux-Operating-System-that-Everyone-Should-Know