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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] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

ChromeOS, which has another 4%. Which is also Linux but the "wrong" kind. It was the author's tongue-in-cheek way of highlighting the fact that ChromeOS is so different for the regular Linux user that not being counted as Linux actually makes sense.

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

I read the title and assumed it was a typo, made the joke, then clicked into the article to see that no, that really was what the title was saying. lol

Deleted the comment immediately but apparently it is still there for others?

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

Still there hours later for me.

Maybe edit first next time in, just in case?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

At this point I might as well just restore it. People are having a laugh, and that's my main goal anyway lol