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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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tension on kernel mailing lists continues to grow as a Linux Foundation board member finally replies with a "summary of the legal advice the kernel is operating under" re: enforcing US sanctions (lore.kernel.org)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In the balance between geopolitical conflicts and Linux, the latter is the petty stuff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

This is not something that needs balance.

And they have quite different kinds of petty:

When Linus gets petty, then there's a proper rant, somebody gets red in the face (but you don't get to see the pics), and some news interns can write headlines.

When politicians get petty, then people in foreign countries are killed.