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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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New Linux Kernel Drama: Torvalds Drops Bcachefs Support After Clash (news.itsfoss.com)

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Things have taken a bad turn for Bcachefs as Linux supremo Linus Torvalds is not happy with their objections.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

That's a good point, I have no doubt Linux would not be in the position it is if he were more sensitive to it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

At the very least, it would be far more of a circus, as the follow-up articles would read "LINUX KERNEL CREATOR LINUS TORVALDS MAKES DEVESTATING REPLY TO FOSS DRAMA!"

But yeah, I think shit like that would just make devs want to go work for a company, because at least when they make a shitty closed sourced, exploitive program people are mad at the company, not them, specifically. They don't have to deal with this shit.