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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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NTFS turns 30 years old today! I hear it's still in use by some crufty old legacy operating systems 😁 (en.wikipedia.org)

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Happy 30th Birthday "New Technology" File System! Thanks for 30 years of demonstrating Linux superiority with a gap that widens with every new kernel release 👍

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Ext4 came out 20 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No. No no no, I clearly remember I was sitting in my discrete math class at college reading my rss feeds when... Oh no.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Need some extra AAs for your PDA so you can finish that thought?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That's cold...

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