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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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[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Now this is why foss software is important 😁

[–] sugartits@lemmy.world 163 points 3 days ago (5 children)

If you use a swapfile on that setup...

Does that mean you've literally DOWNLOADED RAM???

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A RAM

I remember LinusTechTips doing this with that title. But atleadt that was swap only on gdrive now this is full os in gdrive

[–] 555_2@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago
[–] Manmoth@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

Lol this is exactly where my mind went

[–] PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world 106 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Linux uh... Finds a way.

[–] harry315@feddit.de 103 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ladies, gentlemen, none of the above. We have come full circle. The mainframe + Terminal combination is back

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 52 points 3 days ago

Mainframes are just other people's computers

[–] rimu@piefed.social 46 points 3 days ago

That's some God tier linux wizardry

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 38 points 3 days ago

Not Stallman approved

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Competitive with 1970s?

[–] Bali@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

The first paragraph is savage LOL

[–] mal3oon@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

If he only went with void instead of arch, it's just cheating using a systemd distri

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 days ago

Systemd FTW

[–] ajussak@piaille.fr 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

@Chewy7324 It seems be fun but the latency should be terrible 😅

[–] evidences@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Latency isn't the only issue.

it's slow, symbolic and hard linking don't work correctly, and permissions and attributes aren't recorded.

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You could have a secondary layer that tarred every file on write, since tar maintains permission flags. It could also fix symbolic linking, but not hard linking. As an added benefit, it would drastically reduce the usefulness of the system.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

What about using a Google Sheets spreadsheet with the file content encoded in BASE64?

[–] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

You maniac... What are you gonna do next? Run a cpu in a spreadsheet? Oh wait...

Once it all gets to ram, you should be just fine