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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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Why are so many Linux projects on Microsoft GitHub? Shouldn't they all move to Codeberg? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 hours ago by Dymonika@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Sure, I know a lot of projects have been on GH since before MS bought it, but they've owned it for quite a while now, so we really should be seeing better migration out by now, no?

Codeberg is nonprofit which seems more in the spirit of the Linux ecosystem overall. GH is for-profit...

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[–] iocase@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Embrace extend extinguish is a well known pattern microslop uses to kill open source alternatives. You're right it was already big which is why they embraced it (we're both agreeing here) all I'm saying is they make sure it's impossible to develop an alternative due to network effects and vendor default lock in. "Embrace extend extinguish" is From their own internal communications found during discovery.