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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] 38 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Disclosure: I bought one because of the idea and dream. It's...okay-ish. I love the idea, but the execution is going to be a time-based thing. They need to fix a lot of issues with power consumption, and I get this will take time, but I just don't understand where their projections for performance and battery life came from on Linux. They have entire papers written on the subject, and a lot of documentation on specific kernel issues and distros, but this is like a Beta. I'm afraid for the 16" AMD version I'm also expecting soon, but got delayed. I REALLY want to love this project, but it's not there yet.

Would love to hear other's experiences.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've had mine since they launched and haven't had any major complaints, I'd my Linux experience so far has been about same as on previous laptops. Though I will say that it does get fairly toasty.

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