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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] 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

It's ironic that GTK actually used to stand for GIMP ToolKit.

They were the first ones to use Gtk ever.. and it's looking like they will be the last ones to migrate to the newer major versions :P