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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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[–] weststadtgesicht@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Disclaimer: I haven't read the article

A wise choice in this case. It's 23 paragraphs that mostly describe standard Thunderbird features (as the author usually does not use email clients) and only one list with three (!) bullet points of new features in Betterbird.

Edit: to save you a click, here's the list from the article (the actual feature list on the project page is longer):

Some notable features include:

  • System Tray Icon (Linux)
  • Accent Colors (for folders)
  • Multi-line Inbox View (disabled by default)
[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

System Tray Icon?!? What is this sourcery?

Sounds so futuristic. I mean I may be stuck in the 70s reading my electronic mail in pine on a pdp11, so that may influence my judgment.

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago

Should I upgrade from elm to pine?