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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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Is the "Year of Linux" actually a trap? (the.unknown-universe.co.uk)

submitted 22 hours ago by TheIPW@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I’ve spent years championing Linux as the only escape from Big Tech, but I’m starting to get twitchy.

While we’re distracted by the Steam Deck making Linux "mainstream," the corporate players and politicians are busy building a digital cage. Between California’s AB-1043 mandates and Microsoft’s "Face Check" infrastructure, I’m worried we’re heading for a hard schism: "Sanitised Linux" vs the "Free Rebel" distros.

If the compliant, age-gated version becomes the industry standard, where does that leave the rest of us? Digital exile?

I’ve put some thoughts together on why the "Golden Cage" is closing in and why education, not mandates, is the only real fix.

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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

How would anyone place a 100% community driven distribution like Debian in such a cage?

By getting the Debian deciding body to approve systemd a while back, for starters.
It's apparently very easy.

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I swear people have rose tinted glasses as to the state of the init system before the current generation of system management daemons.

If you really want to have Debian without systemd there is always Duvean but the Debian architects are free to choose the technologies that solve the very real system orchestration problems that exist.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

If you really want to have Debian without systemd there is always Duvean

Devuan.
And Slackware, Gentoo, Artix and many others, yes.

[–] Eggymatrix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

All used profusely by hobbysts and evangelists, the kind of people with a lot of spare time to write bullshit online, and never ran more than 5 machines for more than a year with evolving operational requirements.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Got data on that, have you?

[–] Eggymatrix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Usage and contributions data on debian and rhel, the vast majority uses systemd and does not complain about it.

Edit: since you probably don't care about people actually working with linux, a further datapoint is the steam hardware survey.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 hours ago

So, by your own words, everyone who uses systemd and doesn't complain is

All used profusely by hobbysts and evangelists, the kind of people with a lot of spare time to write bullshit online, and never ran more than 5 machines for more than a year with evolving operational requirements.

so, again, data on this or just keyboard warrioring?
Don't bother answering, we both know the answer.
Bye.