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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word “Linux” in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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Is this a good place to start learning Linux at a finer level? Is a CS degree kind of required for that kind of thing?
Sure but take it with a grain of salt, it’s from 2009. (Disclaimer: I didn’t read the whole thing, but patterns probably haven’t changed completely since then) Kernel.org has documentation, that should be the go-to. Try to setup a test-environment with minimal kernel, read the source code where it interests you and hack around a bit.
No, just knowledge of C, operating systems and a bit of how your hardware works, or the desire to learn all of those. I know people with CS degrees that have no clue, I know people without a degree that submit patches. But it probably won’t hurt, unless you get some bullshit business-focused degree.