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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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VLC Media Player Plans to Add Online Media Streaming (news.itsfoss.com)

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

Remember those Winamp channels? Hope this leads into that. IPTV is supported by Winamp but not the easiest way to use it, maybe this would make that better too.

Edit - sorry I meant IPTV is supported by VLC*

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

I loved the Winamp channels. That's where I learned about the existence of anime. I had no concept that things like Cardcaptors, Dragonball, Pokemon, etc were actually anime because I just saw them in English. But I found dubs through Winamp streaming and it sent me down the rabbit hole to buying DVDs and manga and learning to torrent fansubs. The good old days of my blazing fast 3mbps cable connection. It blew my mind coming from dial up.