What is Linux?

	Linux is a *FREE* operating system in the unix mold for Intel X86
(386 or better) processors.  

A bit of history.

	In late 1991, Linus Torvalds (in Sweden) decided to write a
unix-like kernel.  He wrote it, and released it on the Internet.  At about
this time, a few people installed the kernel on their machines.  These
people were true Unix hackers -- they could write their own kernel if they
wanted.  They liked Linux (which is what Linus decided to call the kernel)
so much that they started to add all sorts of drivers, utilities and
what-not.  

	Two years later, Linux is the fastest growing free OS in the world.


Features of Linux:

	It works like Unix.  It looks so much like unix that most people
can't tell the difference.  It requires a 386 or better, a minimum of two
megs of memory (more is better), a minimum of 40 meg of disk space (100 meg
for a full installation at this point) and will support many different
types of monitors/video cards for X Windows.  More features:

	- Runs in full 32-bit protected mode (like Unix)
	- Protects processes from corrupting each other
	- Has literally hundreds of utilities available 
	- Comes with NFS, NIS and TCP/IP standard (also free)
	- Comes with X11 ... and much much more.

	See the help subject 'More information' to find out more details
about Linux.


