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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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what caused you to get into Linux? (lemm.ee)

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What caused you to get into it, are you an evangel and are you obsessed?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Saw what windows 11 was going to be like and figured I should bail and learn Linux before I had to move over. Been just under 2 years on Linux. Don't regret my decision.

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

Same. I heard MS was checking out the possibility of adding advertising in the file explorer. I don't know the veracity of the reports or where I saw them, but it spooked me enough that I knew I needed to get started familiarizing myself with something else before I had no options.

I'll never go back. Ever.