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We should place some general intro to Linux here. Not many words, just to tell a newb what it is and maybe some links pointing to general info and good starting points.
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[[Wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] is a free Unix-like operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Distributed under the [[wikipedia:GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License]] version 2, the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone.
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General information about Linux can also be found at [http://www.linux.org www.linux.org].
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Latest revision as of 05:01, 1 September 2007

Linux is a free Unix-like operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2, the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone.

General information about Linux can also be found at www.linux.org.