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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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Red Hat and SUSE also charge for extended support, it's literally the only fucking way to make money off of a distro

Canonical still offers 5 years standard at the enormous cost of 0.0$

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Are you under the impression that they write all the patches?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

No, but they actually do write some patches and they also do all the menial work, testing and verification to keep a piece of software serviceable for 10 years

If you think it's easy, go and attempt it yourself. The greatest cure for people talking shit about needed effort, according to my experience....