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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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Dear Red Hat: Are you dumb? (www.jeffgeerling.com)

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

Additionally, they have to release sources for the projects but not necessarily for things like the spec files or the rpms.

Here's the source for the kernel . . . .

Thanks I can get that from kernel.org

It's the part that's not GPL that's the value add here.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Build scripts are absolutely required by the GPL