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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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[–] KrimsonBun@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I read it as bootlicker at first

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is that like a live action Carmen Sandiego?

[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

What if she only stole... from thieves?

[–] al177@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

Whatever happened to RedBoot?

[–] drwho@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

So, they want something even worse than GRUB2?

[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Can some independently wealthy developer please get this job and make a beautifully sabotaged bootloader?