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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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It's certainly older but Revolution OS is pretty thorough.
One thing I found annoying in that was Torvalds saying something along the lines of "think of Stallman as the philosopher and me as the engineer". Yes, Stallman can be thought of as a "philosopher" but he is also an "engineer", he wrote a hell of a lot of code for GNU, which wouldn't exist without him anyways. It just seems like downplaying how important he was for the rise of this system.
Overall I think it's good, though.
I think that has more to do with Stallman having a reputation for being a dick than anything else—people don’t like to give a lot of credit to people they don’t like very much.
I’ve never met Stallman though, so I can’t say what he’s like personally—I’m just going off what I read from bigger nerds than me.
He's said some really sus shit and been accused of sexual harassment by several people. https://selamjie.medium.com/remove-richard-stallman-appendix-a-a7e41e784f88. Even more sus is stallman's multiple, passionate, defenses of pedophilia, and the very lukewarm walking back.
Don't know of anything like that against Linus, at all.
open source ppl likes shitting on free software ppl so yeah
Great video. Our Linux Users Group will watch it every few years... it's amazing to see how much has changed in 20 years.