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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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I also want to see how many downvotes i am going to get

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Regardless of the click-baiting generalization in the title (that's the YouTube game, folks) and the annoyed basement dwellers downvoting OP for it, there is some truth to it. Just like Stack Overflow community is similarly toxic.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s not like any place on the internet is all that friendly once it grows more than a couple dozen people.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

sure, yet some are more friendly than others despite the number of users. Hell, we can even see that in "sublemmies" here.