Chapter 1. Introduction

Table of Contents

What is a GNU/Linux distribution?
The GNU project
The Linux kernel
Software distribution
Corrections for some erroneously misused terms
GNU, Linux, and GNU/Linux
Free Software and Open Source
Hacking is not a crime
History of GNU/Linux distributions
The first GNU/Linux distribution
Debian
Slackware
SuSE
RedHat
Caldera
Mandrake
Corel
Organization of this book
Summary