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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] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I hate Red Hat as much as anyone, but X11 is dying even without them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I hate Red Hat as much as anyone

You're aware they're still the biggest FOSS contributor out there, right? Their only bad move is the CentOS situation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah people like to hate on Red Hat, but Linux development would be significantly slower without them.