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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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@JubilantJaguar you might not want to pay much attention to votes.
Many use it in different ways. Some only use it for inappropriate content or unrelated spams while others as a disagreement to the content. It's not that different opinions arent welcome but rather theres no commonly accepted guidelines. This isnt like Stack but more like reddit.
Yes and I wish it were not like R***** but whatever. Upvoted for being sympathetic 😀