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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 bad is Microsoft? (www.gnu.org)

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

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I was curious what the Linux people think about Microsoft and any bad practices that most people should know about already?

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

I do lean to having privacy and freedom to do whatever with my tools as "good" things

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Then it's very unusual question that GNU/Linux user could ask. If I may ask, what is your story with Microsoft? What was the last drop for you?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

My last straw was the privacy and lack of control.

I didn't like software being released by Microsoft telling me my choices were bad or unoptimal, I like my software, I made my choices from listening to others and forming my own opinion. I had a shift in thinking recently, I wanted to start selecting my software based on my values rather than just choosing whatever works.