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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).

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Met a nice lady at the grocery store (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Today at the grocery store a sweet older lady approached me and asked if I knew anything about computers. I said yes I do, and she produced a mouse saying that her son set up Linux mint for her and she was wondering if the mouse was compatible. It needed kernel version 2.6 or newer so I said that the mouse should work, guessing mint itself was probably newer than that kernel. Happy with my answer, we chatted a little, then she thanked me and left.

It was a nice experience, so I thought I should share!

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What grocery store and where? I set up Linux Mint for my Mom. She's 67.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don't really want to doxx myself, but in the Helsinki area

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

BRB, gotta make some phone calls, Mom's lost in Finland apparently.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

More Finns should be using Linux, specially considering its Finnish origins.

Also, hello from the other side of Östersjön 👋

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I mean, Linux is not American than Finnish at this point.

But yeah, it still was born in Finland :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hejsan, Jag håller med! :)

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