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GNU/Linux

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GNU/Linux

Summary

GNU/Linux is an operating system[1]. GNU/Linux has Wikipedia articles in 44 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU/Linux's instance of is recorded as operating system[3].
  • GNU/Linux's based on is recorded as Linux kernel[4].
  • GNU/Linux's based on is recorded as GNU[5].
  • GNU/Linux's developer is recorded as Richard Stallman[6].
  • GNU/Linux's developer is recorded as Linus Torvalds[7].
  • GNU/Linux's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[8].
  • GNU/Linux is a type of Linux[9].
  • GNU/Linux's Commons category is recorded as Linux[10].
  • GNU/Linux's said to be the same as is recorded as Linux[11].
  • GNU/Linux comprises Linux kernel[12].
  • GNU/Linux comprises GNU[13].
  • GNU/Linux's topic's main category is recorded as Category:GNU/Linux[14].
  • GNU/Linux's facet of is recorded as GNU/Linux naming controversy[15].
  • GNU/Linux's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[16].
  • GNU/Linux's FAQ URL is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.en.html[17].
  • GNU/Linux's Mastodon instance URL is recorded as https://gnulinux.social[18].

Body

Definition and Type

GNU/Linux's instance of is recorded as operating system[3]. GNU/Linux is a type of Linux[9].

Use and Application

Components include Linux kernel[12], a free and open-source software[19], founded in 1991[20] and GNU[13], an operating system[21], founded in 1983[22].

Why It Matters

GNU/Linux has Wikipedia articles in 44 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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