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Version history of the Linux kernel

This article documents the broad, wide version history of the Linux kernel, a free, open-source, and Unix-like kernel that is used on many computer systems and web servers worldwide. Wikipedia →

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Unix System Administration HandbookEvi Nemeth, Garth Snyder · 1989
Embedded AndroidKarim Yaghmour · 2012

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