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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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Why did it spike so much in just the last few months? That is a huge change!
No one wants to swap to Windows 11, even a lot of businesses; it's that bad.
Maybe because the whole being surveilled thing is pissing a lot of people off, I've heard a lot of talk of it on social media. Especially like how all the big tech is tracking everyone