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- From: cbennett@svpal.svpal.org (David Bennett)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: What is Linux?
- Date: 1 Mar 1996 08:02:13 GMT
- Organization: Silicon Valley Public Access Link
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- mich@pbinet.com wrote:
- : filup@ix.netcom.com (S. Philip Kurumunda ) writes:
- : >I have heard about it. Does it have a C compiler? I am new to this,
- : >please forgive me, but I am interested in learning C but have no
- : >compiler. Should I get Linux? Is there shareware C compiler to do
- : >simple tasks?
- : Sure does have a C compiler. A good one. Comes with. Linux is one of
- : the most configurable, usable free ware os's out there. I like it.
-
- Yes! Linux rules! Try http://www.linux.org! The universe's most powerful
- operating system! And it's covered by the GNU GPL! Totally *awesome*!
- The C compiler is gcc (GNU cc), and it has an X windows system called
- XFree86. I like the Slackware distribution best.
- ------======= GET LINUX NOW! NOW!! ========------
-
- --
- Colin D. Bennett cbennett@svpal.org
- Linux+Pentium-MessDOS-Windoze = Heaven colinb@monkey.sj.ca.us
-
- "Shift to the left! Shift to the right! Push down, pop up, byte, byte byte!"
- (The Programmer's Cheer)
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