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author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2006-04-29 19:46:52 +0000 |
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committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2006-04-29 19:46:52 +0000 |
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- Switch Finnish from XML-based to PO-based translation
- Correct placement of changelog entries from Joey
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diff --git a/fi/welcome/what-is-linux.xml b/fi/welcome/what-is-linux.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 723367a7c..000000000 --- a/fi/welcome/what-is-linux.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,96 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 28672 untranslated --> - - <sect1 id="what-is-linux"> - <title>What is GNU/Linux?</title> -<para> - -Linux is an operating system: a series of programs that let you -interact with your computer and run other programs. - -</para><para> - -An operating system consists of various fundamental programs which are -needed by your computer so that it can communicate and receive -instructions from users; read and write data to hard disks, tapes, and -printers; control the use of memory; and run other software. The most -important part of an operating system is the kernel. In a GNU/Linux -system, Linux is the kernel component. The rest of the system -consists of other programs, many of which were written by or for the -GNU Project. Because the Linux kernel alone does not form a working -operating system, we prefer to use the term <quote>GNU/Linux</quote> -to refer to systems that many people casually refer to as -<quote>Linux</quote>. - -</para><para> - -Linux is modelled on the Unix operating system. From the start, Linux -was designed to be a multi-tasking, multi-user system. These facts are -enough to make Linux different from other well-known operating -systems. However, Linux is even more different than you might -imagine. In contrast to other operating systems, nobody owns -Linux. Much of its development is done by unpaid volunteers. - -</para><para> - -Development of what later became GNU/Linux began in 1984, when the -<ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/">Free Software Foundation</ulink> -began development of a free Unix-like operating system called GNU. - -</para><para> - -The GNU Project has developed a comprehensive set of free software -tools for use with Unix™ and Unix-like operating systems such as -Linux. These tools enable users to perform tasks ranging from the -mundane (such as copying or removing files from the system) to the -arcane (such as writing and compiling programs or doing sophisticated -editing in a variety of document formats). - -</para><para> - -While many groups and individuals have contributed to Linux, the -largest single contributor is still the Free Software Foundation, -which created not only most of the tools used in Linux, but also the -philosophy and the community that made Linux possible. - -</para><para> - -The <ulink url="&url-kernel-org;">Linux kernel</ulink> first -appeared in 1991, when a Finnish computing science student named Linus -Torvalds announced an early version of a replacement kernel for Minix -to the Usenet newsgroup <userinput>comp.os.minix</userinput>. See -Linux International's -<ulink url="&url-linux-history;">Linux History Page</ulink>. - -</para><para> - -Linus Torvalds continues to coordinate the work of several hundred -developers with the help of a few trusty deputies. An excellent -weekly summary of discussions on the -<userinput>linux-kernel</userinput> mailing list is -<ulink url="&url-kernel-traffic;">Kernel Traffic</ulink>. -More information about the <userinput>linux-kernel</userinput> mailing -list can be found on the -<ulink url="&url-linux-kernel-list-faq;">linux-kernel mailing list FAQ</ulink>. - -</para><para> - -Linux users have immense freedom of choice in their software. For -example, Linux users can choose from a dozen different command line -shells and several graphical desktops. This selection is often -bewildering to users of other operating systems, who are not used to -thinking of the command line or desktop as something that they can -change. - -</para><para> - -Linux is also less likely to crash, better able to run more than one -program at the same time, and more secure than many operating -systems. With these advantages, Linux is the fastest growing operating -system in the server market. More recently, Linux has begun to be -popular among home and business users as well. - -</para> - - </sect1> - |