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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] 71 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Ironically, even Microsoft uses Linux in its Azure datacenters, iirc

[–] KoalaUnknown 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Apple uses both Linux and Windows (not for datacenters) too.

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

They use a mixture of Windows and Linux. They do use Linux quite a bit, but they also have a lot of Hyper-V servers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

True. Never meant to say they use Linux exclusively; thanks for clarification anyway!