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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).

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

Our newer, faster CPU is complemented by a newer, faster GPU: Broadcom’s VideoCore VII, developed here in Cambridge, with fully open source Mesa drivers from our friends at Igalia.

Idk about fully but the above is a good change imo

[–] pastermil 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Open source driver is definitely a good thing.

This doesn't say anything about the firmware itself tho.

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

Indeed; my bad. Hadn't had my ☕ yet I guess lol