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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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Although most of the praise in the article actually goes to the improvements in GNOME, it's always great to see Linux getting high praise on more "mainstream" news sources. ZDNet is more techy than normal, but still reaches a wider audience than Linux-specific articles.
The "cool default theme" in Fedora is the default Gnome theme. There isn't a "colored bash prompt." Fedora is a major distribution on par with stuff like Arch and Debian, so news about Fedora is news about linux.
Love Fedora, hate Fedora, I couldn't care less. But at least do a little research.
School that mutha fucka.
There's definitively more to a distro than the shell prompt and wallpaper.
Besides the obvious package repos and how well package interoperability is maintained, there's also differences for default configuration. OpenSUSE offers sane options for security OOtB, IMO.
Then there's also linux itself. Some distros build the default kernel package with a set of patches to improve typical usability, while others just ship an untouched upstream version. Some offer alternatives while others don't.
I am sucker for these things. I have a small laptop I keep around for menial tasks and I use Mint on it. I wanted to change it for a while and this article just tipped the balance. Fedora here we go! Although I will be using Xfce for it's lightweight.
But.... Yay Linux! Yay Fedora! Yay OP!
In many cases KDE Plasma is actually more optimised. Try both and compare the difference.
There's nothing better than Mint. I've tried them all. Mint is the best all rounder. Those guys really nailed it.