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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] 36 points 3 days ago (5 children)

The numbers suggest that 2025 could be a turning point for Linux on desktop computers

Ah yes, the year of the Linux desktop

(in all seriousness, this is looking really good, my main hope from all this is that hardware manufacturers step up their FOSS drivers game)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

When Linux hits 10%, you will see hardware ship with Linux drivers day one.

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