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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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[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

or you could also just make an open source wrapper for latex and call it a day.

Nothing needs to be closed source to get people to use it.

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And it isnt :D the compiler produces PDFs which can be read with anything. The spec is open so you can write the code with any editor.

Just needs integration, will see if I can add the syntax highlighting to Kate

i suppose that's the case, but if you ever partially open source something, i think you're probably trying a little too hard.