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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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Firefox (finally) enables Wayland by default on their builds (phabricator.services.mozilla.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by joojmachine@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s a feature, stop buying hardware from vendors that treat GNU/Linux and *BSD users as second-class citizens and locks them into proprietary drivers.

Nowadays I buy a new graphics card maybe twice a decade. I'm not changing the card for software.

Also, we're all using proprietary hardware. Be serious. If you tried to never use anything proprietary you'd never use anything. You're using like a dozen of them right now.

[–] Krause@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Also, we’re all using proprietary hardware

Sure, I have proprietary bits on my kernel and my AMD GPU needs proprietary firmware loaded to work, but that's a hell lot different than the situation NVIDIA shoves users into. It's one thing to have small proprietary components that don't bother me or break my workflow, it's another to have black box drivers that can bork my setup if I dare to update my packages.