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this post was submitted on 25 Apr 2025
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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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There's ReactOS, which is not Linux either and targets the early 2000s Windows versions. Though it doesn't just look like Windows, it's made to be compatible and capable of running those old Windows apps
https://reactos.org/what-is-reactos/
There's also Haiku which has the old Windows look, but prettier imo. It's not Linux, it's based on BeOS, and it's still in beta so not fully usable yet, but it's a pretty cool project
https://www.haiku-os.org/about/
Edit: okay none of those are actually Linux distros so it doesn't really answers the op 😅
Oh, cool! I thought Haiku had stalled out. I guess I was wrong.