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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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Wine 9.0 is now available (gitlab.winehq.org)

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[–] TCB13 -5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Under no circumstances can a developer of wine, proton or React os look at leaked code. That would be a major liability.

Why? As long as there's no copied code there's no copyright infringement. Nobody can ever prove you had a look at some leaked source code.

What you're saying is mostly the reason why we still have compatibility issues in Wine.

Anyways, do you really think that Microsoft is so worried about ethics and hypothetical copyright infringements as you seem to be? if they were they wouldn't be what they are today... maybe that's Linux desktop isn't still a viable option? :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can I get a source?

[–] TCB13 -1 points 10 months ago

Source of?