Difference Between Linux and Windows?


Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems built around the Linux kernel. Typically, Linux is packaged in a form known as a Linux distribution for both desktop and server use. Wikipedia


Developer: Community;  Linus Torvalds

License: GPLv2 and other free and open-source licenses (the name "Linux" is a trademark)

Initial release date: September 17, 1991

Written in: C

OS family: Unix-like

Default user interface: GNOME



Microsoft Windows is a group of several graphical operating system families, all of which are developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. Wikipedia


License: Trialware, Microsoft Software Assurance, MSDN subscription, Microsoft Imagine

Developer: Microsoft

Initial release date: November 20, 1985

Platforms: IA-32, x86-64 and, as of version 1709, ARM64

Released to manufacturing: July 15, 2015; 3 years ago

Written in: Assembly language, C++



Difference between Linux and Windows Operating System. ... Linux is an open source operating system where users can access the source code and can improve the code using the system. On the other hand, in windows, users can not access source code, and it is a licensed OS.

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