this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2023
266 points (91.6% liked)

Linux

54349 readers
574 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Rules

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
nooter692@lemmy.ml
AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml
MarcellusDrum@lemmy.ml
cypherpunks@lemmy.ml
cyclohexane@lemmy.ml
d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz
266
What happens when Linus dies/retires? (lemmy.nz)
submitted 2 years ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/linux@lemmy.ml
124 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Will we all be fucked or is there a Linus 2?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] obinice@lemmy.world 243 points 2 years ago (6 children)

We've all agreed that when he dies it would be disrespectful to keep using Linux so we'll pack it up and switch to Windows from them on.

[–] nixcamic@lemmy.world 113 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The year of the netbsd desktop is finally here.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago
  • The year of Linux desktop finally arrives
  • Linus dies
  • Me: installs NetBSD and waits
[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 20 points 2 years ago

I'll go back to HaikuOS, it should be ready by then. ReactOS will still be working on Win98 support.

[–] Jivebunny@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll move to TempleOS

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Time to start teaching Holy-C at uni.

[–] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 12 points 2 years ago (5 children)

But what happens when Bill Gates is dead?!

[–] kebabslob@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 2 years ago

We all become MacroHard

[–] Damage@feddit.it 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bill Gates will never die, he'll transfer his consciousness to the 5G network and control us all through vaccines

[–] LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

"You see officer, it wasn't me robbing that bank. Bill Gates did it!"

[–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (3 children)

All the vaccine microchips activate and we all become Bill Gates. ʘ⁠‿⁠ʘ

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What a blessed day.

[–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

MSed day to you

[–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago

That would be one helluva evil plan.

[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

Might be better than Being John Malkovich

[–] pan_troglodytes@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago

cheering in the streets? orgies?

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Return to monke

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago

I think I have a Windows ME CD lying around somewhere. Can I use that?

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That does sound almost kinda dope because that's a lot of developers who could make Windows suck a lot less

[–] Hexagon@feddit.it 17 points 2 years ago

Microsoft: we don't do that here

[–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 12 points 2 years ago

The point of non-free licensed software is that you cannot improve it.