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What is the origin of GNU/Linux?

  1. 1984 BY RICHARD STALLMAN

  2. 1987 BY ANDREW TANNENBAUM

  3. 1991 BY LINUS TORVALDS

  4. None of the above.
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GNU project was founded by Richard Stallman in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system. Linux kernel was created later by Linus Torvalds in 1991. The term GNU/Linux emphasizes that the system combines GNU tools with Linux kernel. Andrew Tannenbaum created Minix, not Linux.

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