From Linux Online:
Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus
Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Linux is an independent POSIX
implementation and includes true multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries, demand
loading, proper memory management, TCP/IP networking, and other features consistent with
Unix-type systems. Developed under the GNU
General Public License, the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone.
That's all correct, but when you think of "Linux", more than
likely, you think of a Linux Distribution. Distributions are a collection of applications,
including the Linux kernel, put into an easy to install package. A few examples of this
are Slackware, RedHat,
and S.u.S.E.
