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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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[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Forget selling it.
I think they're going to get everyone trapped in the ecosystem, and then they'll start charging for access to the source.

[–] alteropen@noc.social 5 points 1 year ago

@caseyweederman @makingStuffForFun the prediction imperative will come in before that. surveillance capitalism is how they will make their fortune

[–] KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How would they trap everyone in the ecosystem?
This isn't Apple, there's a gajillon other ways of getting software you can use on every single linux distro.

[–] Metallinatus@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's exactly what they're trying to change.

[–] KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then I guess it's a good thing they don't control all other Linux distros.

[–] Metallinatus@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, thank god for that.