4.1.7. History of Linux (GNU/Linux)

• Together with the tools from the GNU project there suddenly was a complete system consisting only of free software

• Everyone called it Linux despite Linux being only the kernel

• GNU/Linux is more appropriate to differentiate to GNU/Hurd which is still experimental

• Alan Cox ported Linux to the 68k platform

• Today Linux supports x86, 68k, PowerPC (Motorola, IBM, AMCC), ARM (StrongARM, X-Scale), MIPS, System/390, etc.