"In a circle of non-geeks, when one brings up the name 'Linux,' some might think you are referring to a particular cartoon character. Others may have heard the name associated with computers. Still others will know that it's an operating system, but think it's one that's only used by programmers. Finally, you may, possibly, encounter one who has actually seen or used a computer with Linux. But that's all beginning to change. Linux is moving into the main stream.
"It's not all that new, really. Linus Benedict Torvalds began to develop the kernel back in 1991 to 1994, as a project at the University of Helsinki, Finland. The name is short for 'Linus' Unix.' It began as an idea for a free operating system that was similar to Unix..."
