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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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How would Linux have been today if locked bootloaders were as common in the 90s as they are now on ARM devices? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Timely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] IceFoxX@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Criticism may be justified, but without Proton, how far would wine have come? Without Steamdeck + proton, gaming would still be a no-go for linux and absolutely not worth mentioning. So fewer users would have switched to linux.

OK let go back and bring wine forward ..... Maybe it will be something in 10-20 years ( well for released titles and not future Titels.)

[–] mactan@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

all I'm saying is, it sucks that this shit isn't upstream