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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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Linux users survey! (pad.tchncs.de)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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To get an idea of this community, and to try the cool CryptPad Survey feature, I created a pretty big Linux usage survey!

The data is anonymized and the content encrypted on the server. I plan on publishing the results.

Have fun!

It works on hardened Firefox on a phone, but the experience is better on a PC.

live results

Notes

I am very sorry but the question "it is okay that my above message gets published" cannot reasonably be respected, as the text is just dumped into a single block
Lag caused some empty questions to appear, removed
A question about disk encryption and "why do you use other OS" got mixed up
i changed the wording of some questions or added more options, so there may be duplicate old answers or too little new ones. You can edit your submission and update your answers.

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[–] youpie@lemmy.emphisia.nl 17 points 5 months ago (3 children)

wow I did not expect Linux to be this male dominated

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is it really that surprising? Specially the type of person that would be on Lemmy and use Linux.

[–] youpie@lemmy.emphisia.nl 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

well yes, it means we still have a very long way to go as a society edit: at least as community

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 6 points 5 months ago

No me neither, crazy huh.

At least this community. Linux ≠ Linux community on the Fediverse.

[–] Spectacle8011@lemmy.comfysnug.space 3 points 5 months ago

I'm surprised there was any female participation at all.