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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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A new pilot will investigate the use of Forgejo (A non profit FOSS alternative to github and gitea) in german schools (blog.codeberg.org)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What does being federated mean in this case? Git is already distributed. Is it just for discovery, or do you mean for things like issues and discussions?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You'll be able to (among other things) open a merge request from another instance. Gitlab and other source forges require you to create an account on each instance you want to contribute to.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

That's a great use of federation. Thanks for the info.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

exactl, issues, discussions, merge requests anything like that