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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] 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Always has been

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

I think I saw Windows on billboards and projectors a few times in my country. Don't remember seeing Linux much

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe because Linux rarely die?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago