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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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LibreOffice 25.2 Released, This is What's New (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Because it's not free software. It's proprietary, so you're still putting everything into the hands of some random corporation. Software freedom is important, and important to this community specifically.

[–] 474D 20 points 18 hours ago

That makes sense, thanks for the explanation