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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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Gentoo Linux Becomes a Software in the Public Interest Project Because…Bookkeeping and Taxes (fossforce.com)

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[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Great article, but 2 things stood out for me.

First,

The distro has been around since 2002, so it’s not that old even though it predates Ubuntu by a couple of years.

I don't know, to me, a distro that's nearly 22 years old is pretty old.

I mean, I'd say Arch is an old distro, having started in 2001. I'd also say Ubuntu and Mint are quite old distros at this point, having begun in 2005 and 2006 respectively.

I'd say something like Garuda, which started 4 years ago in 2020 can be considered new.

And second,

There is a mention that donations will now be tax-exempt in the US, as they are in the EU, but what about other nations, specifically the UK?

[–] hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago

isn't Garuda an arch based distro? technically it's not a standalone distro,but a customized arch,so I can't see them as Gentoo,arch,fedora(rhel), debian. same is Ubuntu for example.