Present And Future Of Linux O.

This paper summarizes the history and the development process of the Linux
Operating Systems (OS), and recommends several best practices for both the
academic and industrial environments. Based on Minix source codes and
originally created by Linus Torvalds in September 1991, the first Linux
operating system had a basic functionality and it was made publicly
available for software improvement and contributions. In the late 1990s, the
Linux had divided into different packages of software, which was known as
“distribution”, where different organizations developed their own versions of
software based on Linus Torvald’s kernel (the engine of the Linux),
including the well-known Red Hat, Debian, SuSE and Turbolinux.

By the end of the year 2005, there are several new concepts and deployment
added to the development of Linux. Firstly, there are “live CD”
distributions, which enable booting Linux from CDs without installing the
Linux on the hardware. Secondly, the installation processes have become
much easier since the 1990s, where installations on the Graphical Interfaces
have become the main stream. Thirdly, the Linux OS have become much
more user-friendly, thus being particularly true with regards to Desktop
distributions, where the multimedia, publishing and desktop functions are
easy to use. Fourthly, more and more countries are developing their own
versions of Linux for easy customization, personalization and full language
support, which all lead to a surge of Linux distributions. Fifthly, many Linux
OS provide the 64-bit versions, which offer a better performance than the
traditional 32-bit Linux OS. Finally, some of the Linux organizations have
successfully transformed into commercial organizations including Red Hat,
Novell and Mandriva.

Finally, this paper presents a break-through in the technology – integrating

twelve different Linux distributions on a single 64-bit machine and
providing stable, robust and multi-functional server-side applications. This is
part of the fundamental system/software architecture for the Personal High
Performance Computing (PHPC), where the Integrated Linux, Windows and
Macintosh Cluster is implemented and used for (a) running Java and .NET
Web Services and b) sharing jobs at different platforms, which can run
single jobs altogether or run different jobs simultaneously.