9885 Linux
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9885 Linux is an asteroid
discovered on October 12, 1994 by Spacewatch
. The asteroid is named after the Linux
operating system kernel.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on October 12, 1994 by Spacewatch
Spacewatch
Spacewatch is a project at the University of Arizona led by Robert S. McMillan that specializes in the study of minor planets, including various types of asteroids and comets...
. The asteroid is named after the Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
operating system kernel.
See also
- 9793 Torvalds9793 Torvalds9793 Torvalds is an asteroid discovered on January 16, 1996 by Spacewatch.The asteroid is named after Linus Torvalds, a Finnish-American software engineer best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel.- See also :...
, an asteroid named after Linus TorvaldsLinus TorvaldsLinus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish software engineer and hacker, best known for having initiated the development of the open source Linux kernel. He later became the chief architect of the Linux kernel, and now acts as the project's coordinator... - 9882 Stallman9882 Stallman9882 Stallman is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1994 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.It is named for computer scientist Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project.- External links :...
, an asteroid named after Richard Matthew Stallman, American hacker, founder of the free software movementFree software movementThe free software movement is a social and political movement with the goal of ensuring software users' four basic freedoms: the freedom to run their software, to study and change their software, and to redistribute copies with or without changes. The alternative terms "software libre", "open...
and the GNUGNUGNU is a Unix-like computer operating system developed by the GNU project, ultimately aiming to be a "complete Unix-compatible software system"...
project - 9965 GNU9965 GNU9965 GNU is a C-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.76 years.Discovered on March 5, 1992 by Spacewatch, it was given the provisional designation "". It was later renamed "GNU" after the GNU project.- See also :...
, an asteroid named after the GNUGNUGNU is a Unix-like computer operating system developed by the GNU project, ultimately aiming to be a "complete Unix-compatible software system"...
project