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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 6.13 Staging Clears Out 107k Lines Of Code From Old & Unmaintained Drivers (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

These aren't printer drivers, but drivers for a Meson coax NIC that hasn't been in business for a decade type of thing.

Really popular old drivers stay for a loong time, like the floppy driver that just got removed last year.

Nobody needing a modern kernel is using a floppy drive.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I reserve the right to use my copy of "Mario is Missing!" from 1993.