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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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Have you ever been disappointed with Linux? (sh.itjust.works)

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Personally I haven't. While Linux is imperfect, choosing the right distro makes the rest of the experience straightforward. And with it's whole complexity, I find Linux more user friendly than Windows. Even driver issues, broken shadow file ownership and KDE specifics only made me more confident about my choice to use Linux after I solved everything.

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[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

It's more what he's not doing: blocking MIT licensed drivers in the kernel.

Also there was that thing with banning Russia from the LKML. He stressed over he was a Finn in that opportunity. Don't ask what the Finns were doing in the WWII.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

God forbid a fascist authoritarian government known for cyberwarfare be banned from working on the Linux kernel.

[–] Thorned_Rose@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

It would be one thing to ban a fascist government, but he didn't ban the Russian government, he banned a whole country of people who have no control over or choice in who the government is or what it does. And worse was that he spouted what amounted to racist sentiment as a defence.

[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Do you mean the USA? UK? France? ISRAEL???

You NATO removed are ridiculous. And the true enemy of the humankind.

[–] WarmApplePieShrek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

he means Russia because that is the country that was banned from the Linux kernel mailing list

the UK, USA, France, Israel and NATO were not banned from the Linux kernel mailing list

the topic of this discussion is people getting banned from the Linux kernel mailing list

hope this helps

[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

The West is lost