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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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[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Did we ever stop doing this?

If there's two things Linux users will argue about it's how your system inits itself, and text editors.

[–] exu@feditown.com 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Weirdly enough that is somehow less controversial

[–] savvywolf@pawb.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wonder if we'll have another good ol' browser war when/if Ladybird releases.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 months ago