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15 Interesting Facts About the Linux Kernel

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“8. Linux is now one of the most widely ported operating system
kernels, running on a diverse range of systems from handheld
computers to mainframe servers.

“9. Linux kernel 1.0.0 was released with 176,250 lines of code.
The latest Linux kernel has over 10 million lines of code.

“10. Microsoft Windows and the Linux kernel can run
simultaneously in parallel on the same machine using a software
called Cooperative Linux (coLinux).”


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