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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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[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 34 points 11 months ago (1 children)

i totally understand if they named it bsod just for the meme, it's funny also they could make an option to change de color :b

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 35 points 11 months ago (3 children)

They could have gone with the “Red Screen of Wrath” or something.

[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 24 points 11 months ago (3 children)
[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] verdare@beehaw.org 7 points 11 months ago

I’m giving you bonus points for the alliteration.

[–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 9 points 11 months ago

The thought of someone's Linux install failing catastrophically, displaying a "MSoS", then the user switching back to the is MS OS because of it is funny to me.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

That almost sounds soothing.

[–] Thorned_Rose@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago

Back about two decades when I was using Windows and it was till easily customisable, I changed the bsod colour to red for funsies. Windows being Windows crashed and went to my red screen of death - my ex's cousin saw it and thought it was something really really bad, "Wow, a red screen, never seen that before. Must be even worse than blue". No mate, I just customise the shit out of anything I touch 😅

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 12 points 11 months ago

Fuchsia Screen of Disappointment