this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2024
225 points (94.5% liked)

Linux

48008 readers
1363 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Rules

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Could be. Maybe not a hard fork, if this slap fight can be contained in the driver space. I’d keep an eye on OpenHarmony and OpenKylin.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Thank you for that! I was perplexed since I've been in the Linux space for 25 years and I was thinking that I would have to switch to bsd.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

If you think BSDs are devoid of drama you’re in for a cold shower…

Switch to OpenBSD if you have to, at least the drama there is super funny

[–] dgriffith 3 points 1 week ago

I was thinking that I would have to switch to bsd.

Finally the year of Hurd on the desktop?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Doesn’t free BSD not allow anyone with a Chinese or Russian sounding name already.