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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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Linux hits 4% on the desktop 🐧 📈 (gs.statcounter.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

From the dephs of my ass. But basically it's been around 2% for decades, then it went from 3 to 4% in a matter of months, so it's accelerating exponentially very quickly!

You can do funny things with statistics if you just use the wrong fitness function.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

From the depths of my ass

oh ok

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Fitness function, nice. Will remember that. Ty :D