History of Linux

The Linux kernel was created by Linus Torvalds and was first released to the public on September 17, 1991 for the Intel x86 PC architecture project.

Linux is always packaged containing the kernel of the software. Programmers add and modify the core programming to suit any software requirement. It is used in the creation of servers and as an operating system for various computer hardware like a number of arcade games, embedded devices (i.e. mobile phones), desktop computers, supercomputers, and video game systems (i.e. PlayStation).

Advantages of using Linux

One advantage of using Linux is its ease of use. It can be reprogrammed using any computer language or software. This means that the Linux software can be used, modified and enhanced to fit any form of code or platform. It can also be streamlined to serve one or more functions because the Linux kernel is very stable. This OSS has no restrictions when it comes to subscribers, to utilization and to licensing.

Linux is compatible with other servers like Apache, Resin and Tomcat

Apache, or Apache HTTP Server, is a web server as one of the key players in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. It offered an alternative to Netscape's web server and has since become one of the more popular HTTP severs in the Internet.

Resin or Resin Application Server features load balancing that increases the server's reliability. It is JAVA-based and uses PHP language for web interface and JAVA stability.

Tomcat or Apache Tomcat is classified as web container or applications software that is also developed by the programmers of Apache and Apache Axis. This sever uses JAVA Servlet and the JAVAServer Pages or JSP. This means that this server provides an environment for the JAVA code to run with any web server in the Internet. It basically adds tools for configuration and management; and it comes with its own HTTP server.

Linux is also instrumental in the utilization of Apache Axis, an OS Extensible Markup Language or XML-based web service framework. Software developers using Axis can create interoperable, distributed computing applications - very handy for accounting and financial tasks. It also provides the groundwork for Web Service: this software system is designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction via a network connection. This is especially useful in the creation of client-side servers.