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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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Opinion: GNOME vs. macOS user experience (www.youtube.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Spoiler: GNOME wins

Btw their GNOME Theme manager is here

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I meant it’s unlikely Microsoft would try to sue Gnome or KDE for it, because they’d likely lose the patent

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but my understanding is if they have a patent or the copyright or whatever it is, if they do not go after any single possible infringement, they're potentially throwing away those rights at a later time. At least that's how I understand it works in the USA at least?

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

I believe you’re thinking of trademarks