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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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[–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Right, but that's nothing compared to Gnome 2->3 or KDE 3->4.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The decision to adopt Chromium style versions was an interesting one for sure..

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

I mean some programs use 3.0 as stable, some have 3.15 or something as stable and 3.0 as alpha. They do what they do I guess