Linux kernel

Tux the penguin, mascot of Linux
Linux kernel 3.0.0 booting
Developer	Linus Torvalds and thousands of collaborators
Written in	C and assembly
OS family	Unix-like
Initial release	0.01 (17 September 1991; 32 years ago (1991-09-17))
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Available in	English
Kernel type	Monolithic
License	GPLv2 with optional binary blobs
Official website	kernel.org

The Linux kernel is on various hardware. It is supported by a lot of free, open-source, and proprietary software

Linux is an operating system kernel used by a group of Unix-like operating systems. These are known as Linux operating systems.

The Linux kernel is released with the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) and developed by programmers worldwide.