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  1. Find an article(s) on why Linux does not have a cost.
  2. What does it mean to say Linux is "free"? Your answer should include a monetary component and an explanation of what you are free to do with and to the source code?
  3. Discuss the distribution of Linux and where users can find product support? 

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An operating system (OS) is the software that runs all other application programs in a computer after being installed into the system first by a boot program. Through a specified application interface, the application programs seek resources from the operating system (API).

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