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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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Microsoft causes learned helplessness (lemmy.sdf.org)

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look, unless the people you're talking about are doing tech jobs, there isn't a reason for them to learn the depths of it

Even in tech jobs you can be doing things that don't require you to understand the nitty-gritties of the operating systems.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Just because I have enough admin rights to fix basic issues on other people's computers doesn't mean I'm allowed to just install what-the-fuck-ever on my own computer. Even as someone in IT, our workstations are locked down, even if it's our team that is the one locking them down.