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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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Penguin takeover: We tried running some GUI Linux apps on Windows the official way – and nothing exploded (www.theregister.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children)

Great! Now developers can stop bothering with Windows apps, and fully focus on Linux!

Edit: I should have added an /s for sarcasm, I definitely understand that this is just more EEE (and Microsoft desperately trying to stay relevant), but the WSL can be a double-edged sword!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago

Or inverse. Stop bothering with Linux because you can just move to Windows and have your basic Linux tools running in WSL.

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