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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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Companies that use desktop Linux (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Basically title. Do you know of any companies that use desktop Linux?

I can think of two in my area in Brisbane - Adfinis and Red Hat. Both have a pretty small presence here from what I last heard (several employees each).

My employer allows the Linux team to use Linux but it's discouraged and our lives are made somewhat difficult.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I Sysadmin in education here in Brisbane. Half our server stack is Linux on a Nutanix hypervisor. I do all my work from Linux, my junior admin recently moved his workstation to Fedora KDE, I use Kinoite.

The student and staff devices are 95% Windows, manager doesn't care what we use to administer. Officially we're a "Microsoft School"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's sad you don't teach students about Linux instead because Windows is getting worse and it's pretty bad already.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

I just build what they need, networks, auth, security etc -I'll leave teaching to the teachers