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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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AMD's Longtime Open-Source Linux Graphics Driver Advocate Retires (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 8 months ago (4 children)

He’ll have more time to spend on the Phoronix forums now. 🙂

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago

He's at 13,115 posts on the Phoronix Forums as of writing. He's the third most prolific commenter in the forums.

No kidding

[–] pastermil 8 points 8 months ago

He'll either fuck right off, or fit right in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is there some lore here?

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

Not really. He posts under his own name, so I recognized it from the forums.

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

The most important job of all.