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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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Rust in Linux lead retires rather than deal with more “nontechnical nonsense” (arstechnica.com)

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Linux people doing Linux things, it seems.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I never said anything about someone's usefulness as a person. Their usefulness as a software developer was the topic at hand. Maybe it's not your profession but a hobby but the point stands.

I think the very phrase ‘my usefulness’ is dangerous. Are we only worth something as drones?

And yet it's drones that do one thing and only one thing their entire lives, never learn and grow.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Maybe it’s not your profession but a hobby but the point stands.

To be honest, I've hardly ever asked myself how I could best please a potential employer with any of my hobbies. But I recognise that you're probably taking a different approach.