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In 1991, Linus Torvalds, a student at the University of Helsinki in Finland, developed a new operating system based on Minix, a derivative of Unix, which he dubbed Linux. A lot of people around the world downloaded Linux and began working with it. Many of these users were programmers in their own right and made modifications to the source code that Torvalds had included. Over the next three years, Torvalds received these modified versions from the other programmers and incorporated many of the changes into the baseline version and released Linux version 1.0 in 1994.
A common concern for end-users who wish to use open source software is the lack of a warranty and technical support. Because the software's license encourages modification and customization, it is nearly impossible to support.
Intercore Support RedHat Linux software on the following platforms:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS The top-of-the-line enterprise server, supporting high-end and mission-critical systems. Available with the highest levels of support. Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES The solution for small to mid-range servers used for the majority of today's business computing. Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS For technical workstation and single unit desktops/clients including software development, power desktop, targeted client applications, and High Performance Computing (HPC).
Besides Linux, Mozilla (Netscape browser core), Apache (Web server), PERL (Web scripting language) and PNG (graphics file format) are all examples of very popular software that is based on open source
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Linux Enterprise
