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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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[–] penquin@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Thank you so much. One more question, why do we have so many issues with scaling, font rendering and all stuff and windows and macos just do it? Why aren't we doing similar?

[–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've seen enough blurry software on Windows to know this is not quite true 😅

[–] penquin@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

That's actually true. I've seen it, too. So, I guess I'll take my question back. Lol