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Topic: Linux operating system

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Most admires:

Bill Gates, Steve Jobs

Favorite website(s):

Slashdot, HotJobs.com

Favorite possession(s):

Linux box, Apple Computer, Windows computer

People talk about their ..:

Geekiness

Currently has on their coffee table:

Mac Today

Favorite activity(s):

Studying

Favorite book(s):

"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams

Favorite animal(s):

Penguin

Interest(s):

Computers

Favorite computer game(s):

Hacking

Favorite online activity(s):

Finding warez, Chatting on ICQ

Membership(s):

Free Software Foundation

Favorite quote(s):

"Black holes are where God divided by zero." - Steven Wright
"C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg." - Bjarne Stroustrup
"There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C. A. R. Hoare

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

John Fielding,
CEO

Linux derives strongly from the 25+ years of lessons from the UNIX operating system.

Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

This class is for users of Linux, Unix or BSD operating systems to provide beginning system administration skills for the popular NetBSD operating system.
An alternative version is intended for installation as a user file system under the Linux operating system and by doing so can be made nearly transparent to a UNIX programmer.
Linux is based on the POSIX operating system standard, which was derived from Unix when Linux was still a product of Unix Software Laboratories.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

SCO operating systems offer the performance, scalability and confidence of UNIX and the flexibility and reliability of Linux.
Linux systems are evolving at a rapid rate and can be expected to provide the first universal (non-proprietary) operating system and tool assortment for the average desktop user.
Linux continues to be developed today, and in terms of stability and usability proves to be a true match to commercially available Unix operating systems.

Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

Linux is a freely distributable, UNIX-like operating system originally written for the i386, i486, Pentium and compatible processors.
Linux is a Unix-based operating system designed to run on machines using the Intel X86 series of processors.
LINUX is a full featured UNIX operating system for PCs that is available as public domain open systems software.

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