diff --git a/guide/english/linux/linux-brief-history/index.md b/guide/english/linux/linux-brief-history/index.md index 9265c37353..00ccc5d922 100644 --- a/guide/english/linux/linux-brief-history/index.md +++ b/guide/english/linux/linux-brief-history/index.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: Linux Brief History GNU/Linux (commonly referred to as just Linux) is a free, open-source, customizable operating system based on the Linux kernel and GNU utilities and libraries. It is developed by thousands of developers and used by millions of people, companies, and governments around the world. It is an alternative solution to other OS's such as Windows and Mac OSX and has many different distributions or "flavors." Some of the most popular distributions are Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Debian, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSuSE, Arch, Mint, and Solus. It includes software found in other OS's for common tasks such as running office applications, multimedia, graphics, and gaming. It also provides powerful tools for programming and web development. Linux is built to run on desktops, servers, Internet Of Things devices and mobile devices (Android). -##Who invented Linux? +## Who invented Linux? Linux is germinated as an idea in the mind of young and bright Linus Torvalds when he was a computer science student. He used to work on the UNIX OS (proprietary software) and thought that it needed improvements. However, when his suggestions were rejected by the designers of UNIX, he thought of launching an OS which will be receptive to changes, modifications suggested by its users.