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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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what if linux or ubuntu took the android route??? (lemmy.today)

submitted 1 week ago by adrianhooves@lemmy.today to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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like what if linux still was open source but had a lot of proprietary dependencies and packages and became more popular and therefore proprietary software came to it?? but it still would let you use any desktop environment and there would be a new proprietary desktop environment which was like gnome but easier

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[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It seems that you need to read up on Linux and how it is different from closed source systems.

You are getting downvoted by people that were once where you are, but have since forgotten what it is to be a newbie.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's what I hated about the Reddit Linux communities. Everyone, or nearly, was super hostile towards nubs. Ask a question anywhere, sometimes even in the "newbie" r/ s, and it'd just be an echo chamber of "don't you know how to use Google?" Or similar stuff.
I've been dabbling with Linux for almost 2 decades at this point, and when I get stuck it's because I've already exhausted my web search abilities.
The most frustrating is when you hit a super niche issue, and the only relevant result is a single forum post with the exact same issue, and the only reply is OP saying "nevermind, figured it out myself."
And then to be told to fuck off and learn how to do a web search....

[–] Uiop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

and web searching keeps getting worse and worse...

Have you tried turning it off and on again? You may have Cancer. Heres a different issue on Windows: rtfm ...

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