• As an operating system underdog competing with mainstream operating systems, Linux cannot rely on a monopoly advantage; in codification for Linux to be convenient for users, Linux aims for interoperability with other operating systems and established computing standards

• Linux systems adhere to POSIX, SUS, ISO and ANSI standards where possible, although to date only definite Linux distribution has been POSIX.1 certified, Linux-FT.

Most Linux distributions groundwork dozens of programming languages. The most customary collection of utilities for co-op both Linux applications and operating conformity programs is found within the GNU toolchain, which includes the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and the GNU build system. Amongst others, GCC provides compilers for Ada, C, C++, Java, and Fortran. The Linux kernel itself is written to be compiled with GCC. Proprietary compilers for Linux include Linux Support the Intel C++ Compiler and IBM XL C/C++ Compiler.