Linux OS developed by Linus Torvalds in '91 is based on Unix OS . It's core functionalities have been greatly inspired and adopted from Unix but unlike Unix , Linux can also run on small devices with low hardware capacities, Linux is completely free to modify and redistribute under GNU GPL.
The main advantages of using Linux are as follows:
1. Free and Open source : Linux has been from its early days work of loosely knitted hackers around the globe and till date is developed and supported by a vast open community.
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