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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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Asking for donations in Plasma (pointieststick.com)

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (8 children)

No problem... Once a year is fine. It's a non-profit based in Germany...

Thunderbird shows it once at every startup...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (5 children)

WinRaR has begged me for money for years

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Why use winrar when 7zip and peazip are right there?

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

While I was still on Windows, the killer feature that kept WinRar installed, instead of only using 7zip, was the simple fact that its file explorer supported hotkeys like Ctrl+C, and that you could seamlessly copy files to and from Windows' file explorer.