The Sand Dollar Legend. Described in The Legend of the Sand Dollar below, it's design by God ,the Creator, tells the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! This makes a wonderful Christian object lesson for kids of any age! One of my favorite activities as a child was finding sea shells at the beach. Although, I didn't live near a beach, my oldest sister did.
Linux is referred to as open-source precisely because it is. Open-source is the ability for anyone to view the code necessary to make the program. The Linux kernel, and most of the programs that are available for it, have their source code available, under a variety of licenses. Linux is referred to as open-source precisely because it is.
Linux is an operating system, a large piece of software that manages a computer. It is similar to Microsoft Windows, but it is entirely free. The accurate name is GNU/Linux but Linux is used more often. Linux is not one company's product, but a number of companies and groups of people contribute to it. In fact, the GNU/Linux system is a core component, which is branched off into many different products. They are called distributions. Distributions change the appearance and function of Linux completely.