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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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Does anybody know why there was such a huge influx in December?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

KDE Plasma got a once-a-year notification that asks for donations a few months ago, which shows up in December.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They showed a once per year notification which reminds people they can donate.

I think the donation notification works

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

I hope the conclusion is that annual notifications work.

wikipedia is too much.

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

They had an end of year fundraiser for people to adopt an app: https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/