What is Linux?

Whether you realize it or not, Linux is all around us.  It is responsible for powering everything from smartphones and tablets to the world’s most powerful supercomputers.  Without it, the Internet as we know it would not exist.  There would be no Google, Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube.  So what exactly is it? In its most basic definition, Linux is an Operating System  (or OS), much like Windows or Mac OS.  While Windows and Mac OS cost a lot of money, come with hundreds of pages of licensing terms, and are full [...]