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1 Why did Linus Torvalds decide not to profit from his Linux work?

Nobody who has not seen Linus naked is truly qualified to answer this question. I’m qualified. The Computer Science Guild (Tietokilta) of Helsinki University…

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2 What are the reasons NASA uses Linux?

The Microsoft Software License Agreement contains this provision:You may not use or include any of the components in the development of any program applicati…

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3 Why don't Apple and Microsoft just build their operating systems off of Linux if the kernel is superior?

Well… Lets start somewhere on this. Apple is based on BSD (at this point). Jobs actually wanted Linus to come to Apple (to get the core under the Apple house…

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4 How does Linux maintain such a large code base when C isn't an object oriented language? Is the code base all messed up?

Interesting question. Let me address it.What would OOP bring to the Linux kernel? The claims of “Object-Oriented” approaches have been overhyped and have not…

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5 Would Linus Torvalds have used Rust or C++ to write Linux OS if these languages would have existed at that time?

C++ did exist, and Linus pointed out some valid reasons why C++ was not a good idea in the kernel. Yes, he also immensely dislikes the language, but his deci…

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6 How did Microsoft go from "Linux is a cancer" to "Microsoft loves Linux"?

The dynamic duo are no longer involved with day-to-day running of Microsoft.Mainly because Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates left, although not so much with Bill…

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7 What pieces of Linux's code have remained without major modifications since its early versions?

First of all, thanks for putting up such an interesting exercise. We can be as pedantic about this question as we want to, which in turn will consume as much…

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8 Why is FreeBSD not widely used as Linux despite the fact that FreeBSD is a well engineered and better operating system than Linux?

To answer this, the situation of both system at the dawn of Linux during the first half of the 1990ies must be considered. In my opinion, three things are im…

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9 What makes Linux so stable and reliable?

Well, Linux is (spiritually) descended from UNIX, which was a server OS (so it better be stable), but I’m not exactly sure what you mean by “so stable and re…

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10 What do you think if a software developer with over 9 years experience doesn't know Linux and how to setup a server?

I would be cautiously wary. But not for the Linux thing, and not for the server thing. It’s perfectly plausible, given specialization, and the number of spec…

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11 What are hard links in Linux?

So check this out. I open up a text editor in Linux:I write that line. And now I save it to a “file”. I’ll call this “file” quora. You know what happened? I…

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12 Is Linux secure? If anyone can modify the code because it's open source, what is preventing a hacker from inserting malicious codes in the Linux operating system? How do I know my Linux is clean and doesn't contain any malicious codes?

Hi George What is flexible, yet has rock-hard defensive armour and 1000 eyes? (Answer below). But first… You’ve had some bloody good answers already to your…

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13 Why doesn't Microsoft give free Windows licenses to Linux zealots to convert them to Windows?

14 What is it that Windows CAN do that Linux can't?

15 Why does deleting Python break Linux if Linux is written in C?

16 I add only one letter to a linux file, why is the size 2 bytes?

17 Why do computer manufacturers not deliver consumer computers installed with open source Linux operating systems instead of the Microsoft Windows operating system? Does Microsoft pay them to do so?

18 What will happen if I go the root directory in Linux/Mac and type the command rm -rf to forcibly remove all directories and subdirectories?

19 When things go wrong on Windows, why do some users find Linux's recovery options superior?

20 "Nothing is free in this world", so why is Linux free?

21 Why is the email communication style in the Linux kernel community often seen as harsh, and how do developers adapt to it?

22 Can Unix in a way be easier to learn than Linux?

23 Why aren't Linux desktop computers more common in big box stores if they're cost-effective?

24 Why do ATM machines use a Windows-based system rather than a Linux-based one?

25 Why is Android considered a Linux-based system but doesn’t look or act like Linux or Unix?

26 How does memory management differ between Linux and Windows 10, and how does this impact overall system performance?

27 Why do newly launching laptops not have Linux OS?

28 Is modern Linux as reliable as the commercial Unices were?

29 How does Linux operate without drivers? Is it necessary for Linux to have drivers?

30 Why is Windows 11 so unpopular? Why is everybody switching to Linux?

31 Can you explain the concept of a Linux phone?

32 Why do some people find Apple devices easier to set up and use compared to other operating systems like Windows or Linux?

33 How do big companies like IBM and Microsoft contribute to the development and support of Linux?

34 What are the key reasons someone would keep Windows 7 on an old PC when they could switch entirely to Linux?

35 Can you share more stories about early challenges with hardware compatibility on closed systems versus the seamless experience with open source like GNU/Linux?

36 What kind of tasks can you do on Linux that might surprise someone who's only ever used Windows?

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