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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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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (5 children)

The Compiz cube was fun... I blogged about it nearly 20 years ago. https://d.sb/2006/09/laptop-linux-and-compiz

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Fun trip down memory lane. Also, bitchin' domain name!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Thanks!

I need to redesign my site one day. Simplify it. The current design is from 2008, using design features (like the striped backgrounds) that were popular back then.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah I remember using the Compiz cube on Ubuntu 8(?)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Ohhh man I wasn’t ready for how nostalgic the screenshots would make me feel. My friend from school told me about Ubuntu and OSS for the first time, and he came over to my house so we could mess around with the live CD. That’s what Ubuntu looked like back then!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Nice. Will check it out!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How did you get a single letter domain? I thought all single letters were reserved by ICANN in 1993. Did you buy it before that happened?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

ICANN doesn't run country code TLDs. I bought it through an aftermarket domain sale site (like Sedo).

I've actually got three of them. d.sb, d.sv and d.ls.

d.sb was around $4000 if I remember correctly.