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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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They were joking about whole other thing. My topic has nothing to do with distro ISOs, I was talking about packages
A "joke" often references material that is related, but not the same.
Uhhh no, judging by the others, people definitely seem to have problem with confusing what I was talking about exactly
Linux ISO is slang for pirated content. They were clearly joking. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Linux+ISO
Dude, I get their joke, but Linux ISOs are irrelevant to the conversation. That's what I wanted to point out, because many people get confused and think I was talking about them specifically
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I don't think people were confused so much as bending the point a little to make a joke topical. It's both "downloading Linux stuff".