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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] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A Debian version of mint is incomprehensibly based

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] pastermil 11 points 1 year ago
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TLDR: 80s: On crack 90s: Being yourself, cool, swagger 2020s Alt right attempts to appropriate this to mean being an unapologetic douchnozzle

https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/based/

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

20s: Alt left uses douchenozzle /j