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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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[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exa dev couldn't even spell license right...

[–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

licence is a word, commonly used in commonwealth countries.

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

english english is wrong. american english is good. jeff foxworthy told me in a dream.