About Linux
As mentioned earlier, an excellent choice for a
WAVE
host is a PC running Linux. Linux is a (very) complete, and
completely free, robust, modern reimplementation of the UNIX operating
system, written by Linus Torvalds and a cast of thousands. It is
freely available in source and ready-to-run form from many
sources (LWN.net maintains a list of over 400 sites at
http://lwn.net/Distributions/).
You can also obtain Linux on CD-ROMs from many
commercial sources, generally at very low prices (typically US10ドル to
40,ドル depending mainly on the amount of printed documentation and
technical support offered). Current Linux distributions include
TCP/IP networking including NFS
support, the complete collection of GNU software including the GNU
C/C++ compiler, Ghostscript,
TEX, X11R6, and much more. Some also include
XView 3.2,
olwm and
olvwm; these are also available
from PhysioNet. For further
information, visit the home page of the Linux Documentation Project
(
http://www.tldp.org/), where you may also find the Linux HOWTO
documents mentioned earlier.
George B. Moody (george@mit.edu)
2019年03月08日