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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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[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 40 points 5 months ago (9 children)

I only need Firefox to load pages faster than Chrome

[–] joojmachine@lemmy.ml 37 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Good luck convincing people to switch to it based only on "it loads pages faster than Chrome" though. It's a good goal to have, but getting tunnel-visioned on it when their current speed in real world use is pretty comparable is definitely not a good long-term plan.

[–] NostraDavid@programming.dev 16 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Soon, Firefox can block ads better than Chrome. Ads are annoying. I see Chrome losing at least a 5% of the market, if not more, to Firefox, just because they're going to break uBlock Origin, and Firefox isn't.

[–] joojmachine@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You really overestimate how many people use an ad blocker. I wish it was that many.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And all of them will jump ship.

[–] joojmachine@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago
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