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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's the most obscure distro you can think of (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's an ancient divide in parts of the FOSS community that believes copyleft licenses are not "free" because they force you to license contributions under the same license.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, I know, but I would've expected a distro that describes itself as "GNU/Linux-libre" would fall on the other side of it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No one thinks this. Even permissively licensed BSD operating systems package GPL software and accept it as Free Software.