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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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uhhh... what do I call the "subreddits"? (reddthat.com)

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Very difficult to discuss with the fiance without know the terminology yet lol

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The official term is "community" as noted in one of the earlier github commits:

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/commit/b0a6fefcf9dc861ae0b4757154050ec3f14ac14f

You can see a full discussion of the issue below:

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/121