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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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r/linux is private now (old.reddit.com)

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[–] primaryuser 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm hopeful that at least FOSS-specific communities like this one will be smart enough not to go back to the centralized, proprietary shit-hole of Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, but that's a mixed bag, if we all end up here and never go back, we'll never move people into the FOSS communities.

I support going to reddit only with the purpose of converting people to lemmy.

(and saving snake lives)

[–] primaryuser 1 points 1 year ago

That is a fair point. I guess it's up to us to try and make this place popular outside our circles, then.