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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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What distros have you tried and thought, "Nope, this one's not for me"? (feddit.uk)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been using Linux Mint since forever. I've never felt a reason to change. But I'm interested in what persuaded others to move.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Later on I found out about their selling out to Microsoft and never bothered touching it again.

Ah yes, when Microsoft looked for a contractor to develop FOSS implementations of some Windows technologies to meet demands by the EU and Mark Shullteworth made a big fuss of it until making deals with Microsoft himself...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What about that time Suse supported Microsoft's claim that Linux infringes on their patents? Ms got enough grounds to sue everyone even marginally related to Linux for over a decade, Suse got a contract to sell licences that prevent Ms from suing companies for using Linux.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The wider company, that included Novell at that time, entered some cross patent licensing deal. It happens all the time. Didn't kill Linux as we can comfortably say these days.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

With enough sophistry anything can seem insignificant. The Linux we use today has developed within the constraints of Microsoft threatening to sue anyone and everyone. The only reason they could do that was due to suse, as the longest running commercial distro, publicly saying that Linux infringes on those patents.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, it was the "don't sue us and we'll testify in your favour while you're suing our competition".

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Considering that the competition is alive and well today, I think it's fair to assume that this claim didn't come true.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Whoosh.