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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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[–] ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Isn't Linux about choice? If you don't like Wayland/SystemD etc. then you can just not use it lol

[–] ngn@lemy.lol 7 points 8 months ago

it is but if 20 years later there are no apps that support xorg... well, you wont have the choice of running xorg

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