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The <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org">Linux kernel</ulink>, pronounced 'lee-nucks' is the heart of the Ubuntu operating system. A kernel is an important part of any operating system, providing the communication bridge between hardware and software.
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Die <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org">Linux-kern</ulink>, uitgespreek is "lie-nuks" is die hart van die Ubuntu-bedryfstelsel. 'n Kern is 'n belangrike deel van enige bedryfstelsel, en is die kommunikasiebrug tussen hardeware en sagteware.
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Translated and reviewed by
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Linux was brought to life in 1991 by a Finnish student named Linus Torvalds. At the time, it would run only on i386 systems, and was essentially an independently created clone of the UNIX kernel, intended to take advantage of the then-new i386 architecture.
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Linux is in 1991 deur 'n Finse student, Linus Torvalds, geskep. Op daardie stadium het dit slegs op i386-stelsels geloop, en was in wese 'n onafhanklik gemaakte kloon van die UNIX-kern, bedoel om munt te slaan uit die nuwe i386-argitektuur van daardie tyd.
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Translated and reviewed by
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Located in
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Nowadays, thanks to a substantial amount of development effort by people all around the world, Linux runs on virtually every modern architecture.
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The Linux kernel has gained an ideological importance as well as a technical one. There is an entire community of people who believe in the ideals of free software and spend their time helping to make open source technology as good as it can be.
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People in this community gave rise to initiatives such as Ubuntu, standards committees that shape the development of the Internet, organizations like the Mozilla Foundation, responsible for creating Mozilla Firefox, and countless other software projects from which you've certainly benefited in the past.
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The spirit of open source, commonly attributed to Linux, is influencing software developers and users everywhere to drive communities with common goals.
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What is GNU?
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Wat is GNU?
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Translated and reviewed by
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The <emphasis>GNU Project</emphasis>, pronounced “guh-noo”, was launched in 1984 to develop a complete UNIX style operating system which is comprised of free software: the GNU system. Variants of the GNU operating system, which use the Linux kernel, are now widely used; though these systems are often referred to as “Linux,” they are more accurately called GNU/Linux systems.
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The GNU project is closely linked to the philosophy of free software, which is central to the projects that derive from it, such as Ubuntu. The concept of free software is explained at <xref linkend="free-software"/>.
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Participate in Ubuntu
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