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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] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Linus owes you, nor anybody not signing his paycheck, a goddamed thing.

No, he owes the community to fulfill his role in this community project. He's not a king or a monarch or whatever you think he is. If he's not ready to fulfill this role, he should step down as project lead.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 days ago

No, he owes the community to fulfill his role in this community project

Not really. He owes nobody his labor. If people don't like how he runs it, they can fork, and run it as they please.

He’s not a king or a monarch or whatever you think he is.

Of course he's not. And, neither are you. Neither of you can place demands on others to perform free labor.

If he’s not ready to fulfill this role, he should step down as project lead.

Well, he thinks he is fulfilling his role. You don't. So, its up to you to show everyone how to do it right.

I've found most people who claim others "aren't doing it right" actually mean that "they aren't doing it how I want it to be done, and therefore I demand they do the work per my spec, even though I'm not meeting any of their material needs."