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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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Fedora Linux 41 will officially release October 29 (hachyderm.io)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Windows skipped only one number: Windows 9, but we skipped 35 releases. Obvious sign of Linux superiority.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oops, fixed. The post had "#Fedora" so instinctively I ignored the hashtag.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

When talking about the kernel, Windows actually skipped 3 major versions iirc from the top of my head. Windows 8 was Windows (NT) 6.2, and Windows 10 skipped that version number to, well, 10.