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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).

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[–] vegantomato 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

One fear they mentioned is that they may get into legal trouble in the future because tools like Copilot use copyrighted content.

In that case, even if this policy is not practically enforceable, it could maybe serve them if they do end up in court. IANAL