What is Linux?

To fully understand the role LUG * in the Linux-motion, you need to understand what makes Linux unique.

Linux - a powerful operating system, but in addition, Linux is a robust concept of software development. Linux - a free operating system: it is circulated in accordance with the license GNU General Public Licence. Thus, the source code is always and for all freely available. He supported unstructured group of programmers from around the world, under the technical management of Linus Torvalds [Linus Torvalds] (Prim.red. - If it came about Linus Torvalds, the Linus most of their time engaged in development and support of the kernel. In doing so, there are lots of software projects from the world of Linux, which Linus possible and not heard. I usually under Linux 'box means the nucleus, and in every distribution has its own name - for example, Debian GNU / Linux, ALT Linux Master, Mandrake Linux. The list goes on.) and other key developers. Linux-motion has no centralized structure, bureaucracy and other entities to guide their activities. Along with the fact that this situation has advantages, it also causes difficulties associated with the search for human resources, effective advocacy, public relations, education and training users.