What's all this about Linux? Will the alternative operating system challenge Windows?
From its origins as Finnish student Linus Torvalds's pet project in 1991, the Linux computer operating system has grown to become a popular alternative to Windows. According to International Data Corporation estimates, the number of Linux users could grow to 10 million by 2001. This open source so...
| Publicado en: | Hispanic Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 60 - 61 |
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ET Publishing International
June 2000
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