<P> In 1991 , while studying computer science at University of Helsinki , Linus Torvalds began a project that later became the Linux kernel . He wrote the program specifically for the hardware he was using and independent of an operating system because he wanted to use the functions of his new PC with an 80386 processor . Development was done on MINIX using the GNU C Compiler . The GNU C Compiler is still the main choice for compiling Linux today , but can be built with other compilers , such as the Intel C Compiler . </P>
<P> In 1991 , while studying computer science at University of Helsinki , Linus Torvalds began a project that later became the Linux kernel . He wrote the program specifically for the hardware he was using and independent of an operating system because he wanted to use the functions of his new PC with an 80386 processor . Development was done on MINIX using the GNU C Compiler . The GNU C Compiler is still the main choice for compiling Linux today , but can be built with other compilers , such as the Intel C Compiler . </P>
who is given credit for creating the linux kernel back in 1991
who is given credit for creating the linux kernel back in 1991
Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds