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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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[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

They don’t want you to have dual boot. They want you to choose.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I’d almost bet money that in a year or two they’ll make it so that the latest version of windows cannot be installed in virtual machines

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

That would break 90+% of installations then. And all of Azure.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's when they "graciously" offer to whitelist "approved" devices to boot windows VM from.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Then anyone running a Windows VM would just switch to a Server edition, which is almost exclusively run via a VM.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I have a morbid curiosity to see that happen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago
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