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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] 44 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is this an out-of-season April's Fool joke?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago

its a April's fool joke yes.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The repost is a week late, but yeah

[–] [email protected] 14 points 22 hours ago

I got it on time because I subscribe to Lemmy Plus! Now I can never go back to Lemmy Community Edition.