this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2023
1933 points (99.2% liked)

Linux

48153 readers
939 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Rules

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Happy birthday 🎊🎉 GNU/Linux.

Today GNU/Linux is 32 years old.

It was thankfully released to the public on August 25th, 1991 by Linus Torvalds when he was only 21 years old student.

What a lovely journey 🤍

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Grey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

That makes Linux a Leo. Someone who cares about that tell me what that means

[–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It means low earth orbit. You're welcome.

[–] b3nsn0w@pricefield.org 5 points 1 year ago

pretty sure there's lots of linux running there

[–] addie@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Means it has positive polarity, fixed modality, and fire triplicity. Don't you know nothing?

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] shotgun_crab@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I choose Empoleon, the penguin

[–] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 3 points 1 year ago

Read as Law Enforcement Officer. And I was, huh? Then it hit me. Ah, the zodiac...

[–] Starzil@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn’t the end date for Leo the 23rd? So shouldn’t it be Virgo instead?

[–] Grey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

I NEVER CLAIMED TO GOOD AT THIS LOL. perfect

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Horoscopes for August 25, 1991

Leo

Today, and forevermore, you will be the subject of many arguments on the internet.