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Who maintains GNU?
An Org version of this document is also available. The GNU Project develops and maintains the GNU operating system. Through this work, and other related activities, the GNU Project advocates and promotes software freedom, the core philosophy of the free software movement.
Who created GNU Linux?
Richard Stallman
About the same time, American software developer Richard Stallman and the FSF made efforts to create an open-source UNIX-like operating system called GNU. In contrast to Torvalds, Stallman and the FSF started by creating utilities for the operating system first.
How old is Linux?
Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds: to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has been marked by constant growth throughout its history.
How many companies have contributed to Linux kernel?
83.1\% of developers say Linux is the platform they prefer to work on. As of 2017, more than 15,637 developers from 1,513 companies had contributed to the Linux kernel code since its creation. Some of the platinum members of the Linux Foundation are Google, AT, Fujitsu, Cisco, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Microsoft…
What percentage of the world runs Linux?
In 2021, Linux ran on 100\% of the world’s 500 supercomputers. In 2018, the number of Linux games available on Steam reached 4,060. 19.5\% of the global infotainment operating market in 2017 belonged to Linux.
How many professional developers use Linux?
25.3\% of professional developers used Linux in 2018. 36.7\% of the websites with known operating systems use Linux. 54.1\% of professional developers use Linux as a platform in 2019. 83.1\% of developers say Linux is the platform they prefer to work on.
What are some mind-blowing Linux statistics?
Mind-blowing Linux Statistics (Editor’s Choice): In 2021, the lines of code submitted to the Linux Git repository reached 27.8 million. In 2021, 100\% of the world’s top 500 supercomputers run on Linux. Out of the top 25 websites in the world, only 2 aren’t using Linux.