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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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, most people have the far simpler issue of "just not giving a fuck."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I test Linux rhetoric on my sister to see what works. She often says Linux sounds so cool and aligns so well with her values but then she says she doesn't care about computers and goes and buys a $2000 Mac to use as a web browser. It makes no sense to me and it's hard to find out what will get people to make the jump to Linux.

She could have tried Linux on her current laptop for free and probably saved $2000 and knew this but instead buys and entirely new laptop and throws out the old one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I agree. I feel like its a personality thing (honestly I feel like its a neurotypical thing, I'm not autistic or anything but definitely divergent) and/or a capitalism thing.

I don't like cars, but I learned enough about how cars work to be able to take a functional role in my cars maintenance. Most people don't do that, whether its a car or computer or whatever else in their life.