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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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[–] Onlytanner@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

IMO being part of a community and watching a project evolve is fun, e.g. using Plasma over the years and seeing it grow. I just don't get the point of bashing another project on the merits of "it's not the thing I use so it's inherently bad". Different strokes for different folks I suppose.