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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)

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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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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago

My experience with LibreOffice is it works fine if you're doing straightforward things by yourself. MLA formatted essay? "Twelve point double-spaced Times New Roman or you get a zero" and they never noticed my papers were Liberation Sans? Sure that works. "Pick a partner and make a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation" is a nightmare because sharing files back and forth between Powerpoint and Impress doesn't work very well.

The more usable solution to that is Google Docs. I had a group project with four other guys, and we were all sat around a table typing in the same document at the same time on three different operating systems. Played perfectly well with Windows, Mac and Linux. Us Linux nerds who hate "the cloud" because "someone else's computer" and Google because "~~Don't~~ Be Evil" kind of lurch at that one, but it functions.