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Old 06-03-2005, 01:31 PM   #9 (permalink)
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OK, so a DISTRO is evrythng including apps, gmaes, etc...
distro is a collection of all the tools and utilities including the kernel.

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Now, LINUX is open source, right..
Wrong. Linux is Free Software. There's a lot of difference between OpenSource and FreeSoftware.

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Which means even I can hack its code.. Can I by learning something, change its code and then use the changed code as my own O.S. and/or distribute it to others...
Yes. You are legally licensed to change and redistribute the sources and binaries of your custom distribution, as long as you also make the sources available.

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Is LINUX like WINDOWS?
No.

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What extra do I need to learn to use LINUX... ? ? ?
Read this ebook and you'll be pro with using the gnulinux os.
http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/lug-author...2004-12-30.pdf
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