Apress Beginning Ubuntu Linux 3rd Edition Jun 2008.part2

Linuxhascomealongwayinashorttime.Computingitselfisstillrelativelyyoungbyanystandard;iftheeraofmoderncomputingstartedwiththeinventionofthemicrochip,it’sstilllessthan50yearsold.ButLinuxisayoungstercomparedeventothis;ithasbeenaroundforonly17ofthoseyears.Inthatbrieftimespan,