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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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What happens when Linus dies/retires? (lemmy.nz)

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Will we all be fucked or is there a Linus 2?

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[–] [email protected] 142 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"Today here at Microsoft we are celebrating the legacy of the late Linus Torvalds by releasing a new kernel, re-written entirely in Golang using Copilot. No GPL code was touched, merely re-written, and we will offer ISOs to the coding community for free! Stay tuned for more updates, as we will be exclusively developing on this kernel going forward! This is a great day for open source!"

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago

Our worst nightmare come true 😱

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

releasing a new kernel, re-written entirely in Golang using Copilot

I just got so mad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Golang is a Google thing, Microsoft would probably use C#