{"id":1482,"date":"2011-10-30T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/employment\/?p=1482"},"modified":"2023-05-03T14:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:24:41","slug":"why-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/employment\/employee-blog\/why-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is Linux?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\tLinux is a computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source<br \/>\n\tsoftware development and distribution.<\/p>\n<p>\t<strong>What does free and open source mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\tLinux is one of the best widely known examples of free and open source<br \/>\n\tsoftware collaboration. 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