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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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[–] Saprophyte@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] wb14123@discuss.online -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I agree with that if using it as the main OS. However, as I mentioned in the article, I will only run it in the VM and will not trust it with any personal or important data.

[–] dallen@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would never touch it personally, but I found your history of Windows piracy in China very interesting!

In the US the license was always bundled with the hardware unless you build your own. I worked for my university’s computer labs IT department and was able to acquire a key that I used for about a decade. Later, also scavenged a key from an old broken laptop, back when they printed it on the bottom, for my current Windows partition. Best to avoid paying for it…

I’ve been using mostly Windows for a desktop and Linux for servers for many years, but 11 is where I have to call it quits. My old friend Debian leads me forward from here :)

[–] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I personally like using Michaelsoft Binbows

[–] Eikichi@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

You speak about collaboration and even gov forms as an intro 🫣🙃