What is Linux, what are the advantages and differences from other OS systems?

Question by daniel: What is Linux, what are the advantages and differences from other OS systems?
What is Linux exactly? What is the difference between Linux and other OS system? What are the advantages of using Linux?


Best answer:
Answer by A_BritLinux is an operating system that is extensively used in many applications from mobile phones to supercomputers
It is scalable secure and free
Perhaps most importantly it is open source so everyone can see the source code - there are no hidden

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