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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Linux continues to be above 4% on the desktop (www.gamingonlinux.com)

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[–] bstix@feddit.dk 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Of course it's brief. Lots of stuff happened, but saying that XP was the first is also wrong. Adobe Audition used to be a freeware program for Win95 called CoolEdit.. in the 30+years that Adobe has owned it, they have only added VST effects...

As of today, you can make music on any kind of hardware, even obscure handheld devices from before smartphones, and they'll perform better than the original Logic. There's nothing technical setting Apple's "industry standard" apart from freeware these days.