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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 Desktop reaches New All time high. 4.45%(+0.4) 📈🐧 (gs.statcounter.com)

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[–] [email protected] 119 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Sorry but Linux is becoming too mainstream for me now. Time to hop on to BSD

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago

Oh no, I feel it already the "I was on Linux before it was cool"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Dragonfly BSD, or else it will still be mainstream :)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Check out mister Mainstream over here. The rest of us snooty OS connoisseurs use Collapse OS.