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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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[–] 30p87 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] 30p87 8 points 4 months ago

From absolutely-proprietary:
"the FSF considers the v7.9x license to be non-free - however, the previous license was apparently non-free also"

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