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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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At this rate we might just see the Year of the Linux Desktop^TM^ on our deathbeds!
Easy. Every year is the Year of the Linux Desktop™.
the real Year of the Linux Desktop™ was the friends we made along the way.
The year of the Linux desktop was 2005
1991?
Do you really need that the majority of users use the same OS you use? It'd be nice but not necessary at all.
It helps a lot. Because then, a Linux support won't be such an afterthought, and you wouldn't have to deal with stuff like popular games adding anti-cheat that bans Linux users.
Right now, some game developers aren't even willing to enable EAC Linux support, which is like a one checkbox they need to enable for it to work.