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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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How often do you contribute to open source projects? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Semi-regularly.

I fairly often send patches for small bug fixes and features. I also maintain a few packages in nixpkgs. I also forked an abandoned project to provide some fixes and updates, so I maintain that now.

I also try to give a donation to an open-source project that I use every couple of months.

I also have a bunch of my own projects that I released as open source, but I don't think that is really what the question is asking.