Comsc 171 Section 8225 Spring 2026
Instructor
Powered by Open Software and Standards
- Linux
- A UNIX-like operating system kernel
- Debian
- Linux distribution designed for freedom, reliability and stability
- Suited to experienced users and server applications
- Used on the class servers
- FreeBSD
- Berkeley UNIX descendant designed for freedom, reliability and stability
- Suited to experienced users and server applications
- Used on the class servers
- Free Software Foundation - GNU
- Developers of most of the utilities used in Debian and other Linux distros
- Developers of the emacs text editor used to develop these course materials
- World Wide Web Consortium
- Developers of XHTML markup, CSS style, and SVG graphics used in these course materials
- Apache Software Foundation
- Developers of the apache2 web server used to serve this site
