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SomethingBurger , to linux in Stupid question, but what makes Linux, linux?

The GNU+Linux thing is dumb. First, the GNU userspace programs aren’t the only things added to the kernel to make a working OS. A more fitting name would be systemd+Xorg+PipeWire+Linux. Second, not all Linux distributions use GNU’s programs. Some use Busybox, such as Android. Some don’t even use GNU’s libc, but musl. On an entirely headless system running completely unattended, you could probably not have any userspace at all. Finally, the GNU programs aren’t used at all by the average Joe who only uses their computer for Web browsing, emails and games.

SomethingBurger , (edited ) to linux in Stupid question, but what makes Linux, linux?

Linux is the kernel; that is, the core of the operating system, which handles memory, hardware, inputs… Every OS has one. Windows’ is called NT, macOS’ is called Darwin.

You don’t use the kernel, you use the OS. Linux is special because there several operating systems based on Linux; they are called distributions, and they are what you want to use.

You can create your own Linux distribution, by bundling various software packages with the kernel, in a way that caters to specific needs or follows a philosophy (for example, Linux Mint is a distribution focused on ease of use, Archlinux on minimalism…). This is not possible with Windows because their kernel is not licensed under terms which would allow this. It is with Darwin, but unusual.

You can also create your own kernel but this is extremely hard. Getting the computer to boot is easy enough (relatively speaking), but getting programs to run and things to display is much harder. Getting your custom kernel to a usable state is orders of magnitude harder, as it needs to work on and communicate with modern hardware and networks. Linux took more than 30 years of development by thousands of developers (some of them highly talented in a very narrow field of computing) to get to the level it’s at.

SomethingBurger , to linux in Patch submitted to the Linux kernel by a 4 year old.

FOSS

Free and Open Source Slave

SomethingBurger , to technology in The best decision YouTube ever did.

Shorts are nice when used properly. 60 second videos with no ads, subscription reminder or useless padding to reach 10 minutes? More, please! But channels which just upload excerpts of their recent videos as shorts just clutter my feed.

SomethingBurger , to linux in Easiest Laptop GPU (NixOS or arch) for NixOS or Arch - 2023

I have an Asus TUF with an iGPU and a discrete nVidia GPU. I did no configuration whatsoever to get the iGPU to work, and simply use prime-run when I need more GPU power (basically, only for Steam and Kdenlive).

I use Arch btw, on Xorg, with the closed-source nVidia driver (I never tried Wayland on this setup).

SomethingBurger , to linux in Patch submitted to the Linux kernel by a 4 year old.

Unpaid child labour!

SomethingBurger , to technology in All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU

Bluetooth headphones are more practical due to not having wires. Jack is better for latency.

SomethingBurger , to technology in Xbox adopts an eight-strike suspension policy | Players who strike out won't be able to use Xbox's social or multiplayer features for an entire year.

Why would the word French be censored? Are Americans so afraid of our superior culture and healthcare that they want to suppress any discussion about it?

SomethingBurger , to datahoarder in Good source for hard-drive in France?

For tax avoidance reasons, amazon.de. Drives are cheaper over there because of the lack of private copy tax.

SomethingBurger , to technology in All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU

So are speakers and batteries.

SomethingBurger , to world in Ukraine desperate for help clearing mines, says defence minister

The US also use them.

SomethingBurger , to linux in Distrobox appreciation post

Yes. Distrobox can create .desktop files, making any program look “installed” to the DE, which handles default programs.

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