Z:gnu-www-ja-ms-doj-tunney--745d4f-Through one such free software/en

Through one such free software component, an operating system &ldquo;kernel&rdquo; called Linux, written by thousands of individuals and distributed under the GPL, the GNU operating system can execute on Intel-compatible PC's, and by combining Linux with other free software, GNU can perform all the functions performed by Windows. Non-Microsoft Middleware can execute on Intel-compatible PCs equipped with components of GNU and Linux. Intel-compatible PCs so equipped currently account for more than 30% of the installed server base in the United States, according to independent industry obsevers.