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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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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've learned not to get my hopes up with kickstarters but I'll keep an eye on this one

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I'm still too dumb to learn... Ask me about my OKPad! In fact, ask me for my OKPad. Please, take the god awful thing off my hands!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Ok.... I'll bite....but for me to take it off your hands I'll need to get a $50 deposit, and another $100 due after it's arrived to me, you can pay shipping and duties as well...

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Oh, it's awful! I mean, I knew it was going to be a bit heavier, with the dual screens, but I figured for media and stuff I could use it like a laptop. What I didn't know? No keyboard on the e-ink. If you have it in landscape, you have a giant, unusable keyboard on the LCD part. No backlight on the e-ink. No way to move apps from one screen to the other without closing them out completely. But this is the part that really bakes my bacon... No portrait mode on the e-ink side. None. The good eReader review seems to have missed that it's absolutely, 100%, stuck in landscape! Also, the battery is awful. I listened to a podcast for 10 minutes, display off, and burnt 10% of the battery. I have 10-year-old laptops with better battery life. I asked for a return/refund, but of course, crickets. Their only support is apparently on a Facebook page. I won't be getting Facebook any time soon, but I am told that they are ignoring support requests anyways.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

This?

Not gonna lie, that looks very difficult to use.