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TIL that operating system Linux is an example of anarcho-communism
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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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You didn't write the kernel, write the libraries, or write the user space applications, did you? No, Linux is the product of a collaborative group of strangers working towards the same goal, a goal that largely doesn't include any considerations for profit. You haven't pulled yourself up by your boot straps to make Linux. Hell, even Linus didn't do that. It's the product of thousands of people working on it over decades. It's not capitalist, it's not individualistic, Linux is communal.