Linux Box

The designation “Linux” was initially used by Linus Tolvalds only for the Linux kernel. The kernel was, however, frequently used together with other software, especially that of the GNU project. This quickly became the most popular adoption of GNU software. In June 1994 in GNU’s bulletin, Linux (or sometimes misstated as Liunix) was referred to [...]

In 1991, in Helsinki, Linus Torvalds began a project that later became the Linux kernel.  It was initially a terminal emulator, which Torvalds used to access the large UNIX servers of the university.  He wrote the program specifically for the hardware he was using and independent of an operating system because he wanted to use [...]