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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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And Linux isn't minimal effort. It's an operating system that demands more of you than does the commercial offerings from Microsoft and Apple. Thus, it serves as a dojo for understanding computers better. With a sensei who keeps demanding you figure problems out on your own in order to learn and level up.

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That's why I'd love to see more developers take another look at Linux. Such that they may develop better proficiency in the basic katas of the internet. Such that they aren't scared to connect a computer to the internet without the cover of a cloud.

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A lot of people (regardless of age) have a very fuzzy idea (if at all) of what a file or a directory is. They wouldn't know a operating system if it sat on their face.

The only way to get them to use Linux is to switch the system on their computers. And they'll probably manage just fine(after a bit of initial grumpiness), since most interfaces are pretty much the same anyway.

But they're never going to change on their own.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, but they'll be lacking the very important skill of "googling the error message". You will become their de facto IT person.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Did they Google windows error messages?