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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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Techrights — The Effort to Silence (Squash) GNU/Linux Advocates and Press Coverage (techrights.org)

submitted 8 months ago by PoseidonsWake to c/[email protected]

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THE Google 'News' (Gulag Noise [1, 2]) mentions of "Linux" diminish again, partly because sites that used to cover GNU/Linux every day suddenly stopped a few weeks ago (our coverage of it had struck a nerve, attracting about 3,000 readers). No need to shame the publisher or anything (it had done a great job until it stopped almost a month ago). I wrote to the editors:

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is a mess and a half.

[–] jdrch 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I used to subscribe to this blog. The takes were so bad I'd deliberately share the links the author was railing against.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I couldn't even come up with a take. I guess a conspiracy theory that Microsoft is kidnapping the internet's families to keep them from talking about Linux.

It's mostly just babble.