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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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Did One Guy Just Stop a Huge Cyberattack? (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Also, the man has said repeatedly on hackernews that he's a postgresql developer working at microsoft. I imagine that distinction is important.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (2 children)

And if he was a postgresql dev working on linux but employed by the cheesecake factory it would mean that the cheesecake factory saved linux? or was that rather due to that clever dev, and helped by the platform he worked on?

[–] mcc 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

but if cheesecake factory hired him and supported him to make this discovery, you would look at the menu differently.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

WTF is this whole thread?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Neeeeeeeeerrrrds

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

No matter how much you wouldn't like it, there's fallacy in your statement, either that single individual singlehandedly saved everyone without community and such, or Linux was saved by everyone, Microsoft included, i mean, going to such lengths in mental gymnastics just to exclude some corporation, albeit evil one, is funny i must say, in my opinion it's either single individual, or everyone included, no need to specifically exclude someone just because they evil or something, and yes, if cheesecake factory hired someone, they shouldn't be excluded too