HARDWARE & NETWORK

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Open Source Nature of Linux

The open source nature of linux means that the source code for the linux kernel is freely available so that anyone can ad features and correct deficiencies.This approach has been very successful and what started as one persons project has now turned into a collaboration of hundreds of volunteer developers from around the globe. The open source approach has not just successfully been applied to kernel code, but also to application programs for linux.