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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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What are the silliest reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by lordnikon@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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The best one I've ever heard is they like the Microsoft wallpapers. Yes i told them you can use them on linux too. But they argued with me that they wouldn't be compatible.

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[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People blame everything on whatever the last change was

Went to the mechanic for an oil change and now my AC doesn't work? The mechanic must have fucked my AC while changing my oil!!!!! 1!1!1!1

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

All while claiming they did "nothing" when they f-ed up themselves.

Around '98, a tech support guy got a call that their application didn't work anymore. He tried to troubleshoot, but the system was a mess. "Did you change anything since yesterday?" - "No, we didn't!".

What they did do, though, was running the Win98 update the day before. Which, at one point, after doing lots of things, complained that it could not continue for some reason, and offered to "undo" the changes...