en_GB http://tobyinkster.co.uk/article/linux/ ====<br> <!-- test --><br> <p>This area has a lot of information about the operating system Linux and a few Linux programs to download. The programs were either written by me or I have permission to distribute them.</p> <h2>What is Linux?</h2> <p>As <cite><a href="http://www.linux.org/">linux.org</a></cite> puts it:</p> <blockquote cite="http://www.linux.org/"><p> Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created<br> by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the<br> world. Developed under the <span class="caps">GNU</span> General Public License, the<br> source code for Linux is freely available to everyone.<br> </p></blockquote> <p><a href="/Images/linuxshot.png" title="View full-sized Linux screenshot (1024x768, 168KB)"><img src="/Images/linuxshot_tn.png" height="192" width="256" alt="(Screenshot)" style="float:left; margin-right:0.8em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;"></a> Contrary to popular belief, Linux is not a limited operating system full of cryptic commands, but a full-featured graphical environment which&#8230;