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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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[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh look, Netscape Navigator is back.

They used to say that every product evolves until it can send mail. In that sense, this is now a mature product.

Of course nowadays no product is finished without built-in LLM functionality, so I'll wait for that

[–] electro1@infosec.pub 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

They used to say that every product evolves until it can send mail.

they did ? when ?

[–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago

Firefox just pulled the browser out of it to focus on one thing, Thunderbird did the same with communications. Seamonkey still does it all.

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Way back in the late XX century.