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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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GNU 40th anniversary (www.gnu.org)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/5592397

Forty years ago, Richard Stallman announced the plan to develop the GNU operating system, which would be entirely composed of free software. The existence of a free operating system would enable people to operate their computers in freedom, throwing off the power of the developers of nonfree software. The GNU Project has also built the global free software movement.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this the year of the Hurd desktop?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

can't even get a de working with the current debian builds lmao

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

love the name cause every time I think its gotta be a joke. Like did they name it after Lief Erikson day

(spongebob reference for the uninitiated)