Linux is not a distribution of UNIX. It was developed independently with the goal to work the same as UNIX.
Linux is often the best option for a beginner.
Not sure where this comes from. If you want something easy to use then surely Windows and iOS are much easier and usually have better support for applications. There can definitely be compatibility issues with the hardware for Linux. NVIDIA is a famous troublemaker.
As for not being user friendly, it definitely can be. Maybe not to the same extent as Windows and iOS, but it is still very good in some cases. But this depends on the distribution, not the Linux kernel itself. As opposed to Windows and iOS, Linux is just a kernel. Any other software is developed independently of Linux and bundled together.
It's far from the most popular on the market, with a market share of just over 2% for desktop use. Though, as a server I believe it has a majority market share, but it seems this article mostly talks about desktop use.
I could not find any official source for Linux being an acronym for "Linux is Not Unix" and I've never heard it before. This feels more like an acronym the community came up with.
You don't lose control over updates because it's open source. If anything, you gain control. Windows and iOS are the ones that you lose control with when they force you to update. Linux is specifically known for allowing you full control over updates, and any updates you get notified about are for packages. A distribution could choose to force updates, but I don't think I've ever seen it.
Many of the Linux developers are not volunteers. Some are, and many probably started out so. But many do it as a job. Usually because their company needs some functionality in Linux, and upstreaming it to the mainline kernel is good to ensure future compatibility.
You also did not mention anything about the differences in distros like Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Fedora like you said you would.
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Linux is not a distribution of UNIX. It was developed independently with the goal to work the same as UNIX.
Not sure where this comes from. If you want something easy to use then surely Windows and iOS are much easier and usually have better support for applications. There can definitely be compatibility issues with the hardware for Linux. NVIDIA is a famous troublemaker.
As for not being user friendly, it definitely can be. Maybe not to the same extent as Windows and iOS, but it is still very good in some cases. But this depends on the distribution, not the Linux kernel itself. As opposed to Windows and iOS, Linux is just a kernel. Any other software is developed independently of Linux and bundled together.
It's far from the most popular on the market, with a market share of just over 2% for desktop use. Though, as a server I believe it has a majority market share, but it seems this article mostly talks about desktop use.
I could not find any official source for Linux being an acronym for "Linux is Not Unix" and I've never heard it before. This feels more like an acronym the community came up with.
You don't lose control over updates because it's open source. If anything, you gain control. Windows and iOS are the ones that you lose control with when they force you to update. Linux is specifically known for allowing you full control over updates, and any updates you get notified about are for packages. A distribution could choose to force updates, but I don't think I've ever seen it.
Many of the Linux developers are not volunteers. Some are, and many probably started out so. But many do it as a job. Usually because their company needs some functionality in Linux, and upstreaming it to the mainline kernel is good to ensure future compatibility.
You also did not mention anything about the differences in distros like Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Fedora like you said you would.