The Linux System
The central nervous system of Linux is the kernel, the operating
system code which runs the whole computer. The kernel is under constant
development and is always available in both the latest stable release and the
latest experimental release. Progress on development is very fast, and the
recent 2.6-series kernels are simply amazing on all counts. The kernel design
is modular, so that the actual OS code is very small yet able to load whatever
functionality it needs when it needs it. Because of this, the kernel remains
small and fast yet highly extensible, in comparison to other operating systems
which slow down the computer and waste memory by loading everything all the
time, whether it is needed or not.
Linux systems excel in many areas, ranging from end-user concerns
such as stability, speed, and ease of use, to serious concerns such as
development and networking. Nowadays, Linux even offers a wide variety of free
and commercial productivity packages such as the OpenOffice suite which can
import and export files from other platforms, including Windows and MacOS.
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