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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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Canonical changes the license of LXD to AGPL (discourse.ubuntu.com)

submitted 11 months ago by wiki_me@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Its not a one way street but this makes more libre thing. Canonical didnt make it proprietary to create a one way street but made it more libre by adopting AGPL license which gives users more rights to the code

Why is there still a CLA that allows them and only them to sell proprietary versions then? Don't fall for Canonical's PR bullshit.

Read https://github.com/canonical/lxd/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#license-and-copyright