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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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uhhh... what do I call the "subreddits"? (reddthat.com)

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Very difficult to discuss with the fiance without know the terminology yet lol

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

new to lemmy....

if there different "linux" communities on different instances? does this mean i have to subscribe to all of them? is there a way to see all content from communities called "linux" from different instances?

or does each "linux" community simply fight for critical mass to become the "main" linux community on lemmy?

thanks

[–] Mane25 2 points 1 year ago

I don't dislike the idea that there could be multiple similar communities (for example Linux communities) on different instances. That way if you have beef with one you could sign up to another; in a non-ideal world that strikes me as healthier than having one to rule them all and lots of people bitter about it. I think it's best to leave it to sort itself out organically.

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

There could be different linux communities on different instances, and to see them all you'd have to subscribe to them and sort by subscribed view. But yeah, in practice most of the time there will emerge one "main" linux community and, if it gets big enough, likely offshoot communities for different philosophies or more specificity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

A “merge identical” option in the individual users’ ui would be kind of neat, to have one page.