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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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I feel like I've been gaslit into running FOSS but every success only brings me closer to fighting god

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[–] [email protected] 77 points 10 months ago (12 children)

This is the way, quit your real job and focus on nothing but switching distros

[–] WindowsEnjoyer 10 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Then find sysadmin/devops/sre/younameit job 😅

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm in this comment and I don't know how to feel about it.

[–] WindowsEnjoyer 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I am so happy that my parents didn't buy me a better laptop a decade ago, so I was forced to use a shitty thinkpad laptop. After reading online, I figured out that Linux makes it faster...

What's your story? :)

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