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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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[–] blotz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

aren't any devs working on X.

Didn't know about that! Good for them. I would still argue it's a very popular and successful software despite it's unholy codebase.

It really is a "rock and a hard place" ...

Yeah. I hope it's just a vocal minority but it's depressing when you see people act like this in the wild.