information about Linux software abstract,importance,advantages,disadvantages-when it launched who introd?

Question

i need the information abt Linux software abstract,importance,advantages,disAdvantages-when it launched who introduced these all the informatiom i need for seminor

Answer 1

http://www.linux.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux

Answer 2

Go to Google Groups and search for Linus. There you will see the birth of Linux.

Just want to add this link when Linus was asking people to check out his new operating system.

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.minix/browse_thread/thread/76536d1fb451ac60/0b46287f469f6ef5?lnk=st&q=&rnum=1&hl=en#0b46287f469f6ef5