Little About Linux History
Before we start with the facts, lets remember that guy who invented the Linux kernel.
Linus Torvald developed Linux kernel.
As of today, Linux is open to thousands of developers worldwide for improvisation and is also among the top choices of the developers.
Surprising Facts About Linux And Its Application.
- The first Linux kernel occupied only 65 KB. Today its over 10 million lines of codes.
- The Department of Defence of the US also uses Linux extensively.
- The Red Hat Linux runs the nuclear submarines of the State.
- Out of top 500 fastest supercomputers of the world, Linux power 485 of those machines.
- Linux is termed as the king of supercomputing.
- The Scientific Linux controls the particle accelerator at CERN.
- Linux powers the New York Stock Exchange as well.
- Linus Torvalds’s codes account for only about 2% of the total codes in the kernel.
- Linux is favored by the tech giants as well.
- Linux is the first choice for Google, Amazon and Facebook.
- You can run Microsoft Windows and the Linux side by side on the same computer using Cooperative Linux (coLinux) software.
- The bullet trains in Japan use Linux to maintain and manage the sophisticated Automatic Train Control system.
- Even the best smartphones (Android, Maemo) are build on Linux kernel.
- Visual effects of Titanic and Avatar were developed in 3D applications on Linux platform using FOSS software.
