this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2024
198 points (98.1% liked)

Linux

47820 readers
965 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Rules

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
(page 2) 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 85 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Hello Internet commenters. Please remember that there's no rule that says you need to tell us all your gut reaction to this if you know absolutely nothing about the situation.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 hours ago (8 children)

knowing nothing about the situation is indeed the problem. if only this process was more transparent...

load more comments (8 replies)
load more comments (2 replies)
[–] [email protected] 42 points 11 hours ago

I am quite disappointed at the lack of transparency regarding this.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Kernel development is for fed only.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

This is poetry

[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 hours ago (97 children)

This is a shame, I always thought Linux was supposed to be an International collaboration, hate to see it caught up in this bullshit political agenda.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

I agree to this. I was literally just in the shower thinking how Linux, the space station, and the Olympics are the only times we as humans come together to collaborate

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 hours ago

@secret300 The project to discover elements 119 and 120 which previously were a US/Russia collaboration also put on hold. All of humanity moves backwards when we fight, nothing is gained.

load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (96 replies)
load more comments
view more: ‹ prev next ›