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what is open sourceand why linux is so called?

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Last Update: February 22, 2007 Asked by: nagaraju.dv

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Submitted by: gautam_borkar

Open Source is a consortium of programmers who make the source code of their applications available to the public for free ( the application may not be free). Linux was named after a finnish student Linus Torvalds who gave the first linux kernel.

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October 25, 2006 14:34:11

maddy

RE: what is open sourceand why linux is so called?

linux is called is so because its source code can be obtained from internet and u can modify the linux urself without taking care of all those patents and copyrights...ya one thing is there that u should'nt sell that ur self prepared linux 'cos this is not allowed..

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January 06, 2007 07:23:39

gautam_borkar

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RE: what is open sourceand why linux is so called?

Open Source is a consortium of programmers who make the source code of their applications available to the public for free ( the application may not be free). Linux was named after a finnish student Linus Torvalds who gave the first linux kernel.

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February 08, 2007 07:37:19

pankaj chauhan

RE: what is open sourceand why linux is so called?

hi dear linux is called open source because a person (programmer) can use linux they can add or modify new feature in linux and simple meaning of open source is you add & modify code.

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February 22, 2007 02:44:13

gautam_borkar

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RE: what is open sourceand why linux is so called?

Hey sorry man but open source is not just limited to linux even there are windows and mac applications that are developed having the open source liscence

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