Development and release versions of the Linux kernel are defined by whether or not the last number is odd or even. Releases are even whereas development kernels are odd. For example, 2.6.31 would be development and 2.6.32 would be release.
Linux is the kernel.
Linux kernel was created in 1991.
The Linux kernel sources can be downloaded from the official Linux Kernel Archives, found at the link below.
No, it is unix-based but Linux is a kernel not an operating system.Ubuntu,Linux Mint,Debian,and puppy Linux,ect. are OS's that use the Linux kernel.
No. "Kernel programming" is the writing of code that runs in kernel mode. It is not specific to Linux. "Linux programming" usually refers to any programming done in/for the Linux environment, and is not necessarily specific to the kernel.
Linux is the kernel. As of 8-10-12 the latest stable Linux kernel is 3.5.1.
The 2.4 version of the Linux kernel was released in 2001.
Creating the Linux Kernel was Linus' idea, and he was the original developer... while there are now thousands of developers adding to the kernel, Linus is still the final authority on whether new code can be incorporated into new kernel releases.
Linux Kernel Developers Summit was created in 2001.
All versions of the Linux kernel are "full featured." The latest stable version of the Linux kernel as of May 17, 2011 is 2.6.38.6.
Linux is just the kernel. If you combine utilities that were made as a result of the GNU project with the linux kernel, you get GNU Linux, which is considered as a complete operating system