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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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SSH protects the world’s most sensitive networks. It just got a lot weaker (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Ylönen, who at the time knew little about implementing strong cryptography in code, set out to develop the Secure Shell Protocol (SSH)

TIL SSH was invented by a Finn. I swear that country has the most awesome per capita of any country on earth.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Long dark winters when everyone is home without socializing with people. You have got to come up with something to survive until the two week summer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Long dark winters when everyone is home without socializing with people. You have got to come up with something to survive until the two week summer.