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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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[–] meekah@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (32 children)

I'm OOTL. Why are people upset with Torvalds?

[–] bastion@feddit.nl 73 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (29 children)

He followed legal advice from lawyers and removed some russians from being kernel maintainers to comply with sanctions.

[–] peppers_ghost@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

People are more mad about how he did it rather than just the action he took. If he just explained why without being a prick nobody would care.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 32 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

"Without being a prick" Dawg being a prick is his primary way of communication, power to him

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