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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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I'm grateful for being able to have a choice like Linux or even BSD family instead having only two proprietary choices: Windows or MacOS. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 13 hours ago by Psyhackological@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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That's all. I can't imagine how the world and also myself would look like without them.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 8 points 8 hours ago

linux really is amazing at this point and I think it can take over the desktop once people realize. There are distros that are install and go without much of a learning curve at all and wine allows for running of windows programs.

[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

How ironic that much of Microsoft and all MacOS depends on Linux/Unix.

I mean ironic for those companies. Irony is not directed at OP.

[–] that_leaflet@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

FOSS also depends on them, many FOSS contributors are employed by proprietary companies.

[–] tux0r@feddit.org 1 points 7 hours ago

Linux would be nothing without Unix.

[–] peterg75@discuss.online 5 points 11 hours ago

PREACH!!

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world -1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I hate to break it to you, but macOS is bsd.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Unix#/media/File:Unix_history-simple.svg

But I agree that it is great to have a whole collection of OS variants to choose from. Having used AIX and HPUX in the past, I'm happy to be able to not need to do that anymore.

[–] tux0r@feddit.org 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

macOS is not really BSD. It uses a Mach-like kernel with some of FreeBSD and OpenBSD in its userland. However, given that Linux and some versions of Windows also use BSD code in their network stacks, it should be obvious that “it uses BSD code” is not the same thing as “it is BSD”.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

$ rg -li bsd /usr 2>/dev/null | wc -l
    1035

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_(operating_system)

OS family: Unix-like, FreeBSD, BSD

But sure, it's not a true ~~Scotsman~~ bsd.

[–] tux0r@feddit.org 4 points 7 hours ago

If it is "a BSD", Windows is a BSD too.