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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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[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I prettyuch refuse to touch windows for fear it will infect me somehow.

Don't worry. It won't. It'll just frustrate you. Windows has gone seriously downhill since 7.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

It was alret horrible at 95. I used windows for about a good 2 years in my life. I've been on Amiga is before, Unix osses for a while and over 21 years now on Linux. Windows, any version, compared to any of those is a joke