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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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Linux kernel "rapidly proceeding down an unstable path" according to Hyperbola Linux (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 years ago by onlooker@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I was looking into Hyperbola Linux, when I came across this post. In this post it is outlined why Hyperbola Linux is switching to a BSD base. A bold move, but I hope it works out for the team.

However, I am curious about the four points they outlined as reasons for switching away from the Linux kernel. Is the Linux kernel really careening down a path of instability and binary blobs, or is this just a case of the Linux kernel's development not fitting with Hyperbola's design goals?

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[–] trokhymchuk@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 years ago

Every year there are news about new 'super-duper-new-OS' and nothing change. Linux is huge, it has so many programs/drivers so you cannot 'just replace it '