this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2025
121 points (92.3% liked)

Linux

57832 readers
751 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 6 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Will they lobby for laws that prohibit Linux or make it difficult to install? What actions might they take in the future?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Auth@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Work with hardware and software vendors to break linux compatibility.

[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 6 points 5 days ago

Which in the precise moment when Linux is a serious threat is not possible since there is no assurance that the hardware vendors would accept, given they now have an alternative.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

They've been busy doing that for the past 20+ years. It's been an annoyance, but not really a deterrent.

[–] nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

They cannot do that to every manufacturer, as most of countries are incentivized to not dependent on American or any foreign product.

I can see China or European manufacturer will slowly move from Windows. At least China already learning the hard way from Android-Huawei relationship.