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this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2023
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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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Back in '07 it was an easy entry into Linux and was praised constantly.
I'm not completely sure if they were the distro that started the trend, but the 'Ubunufication' of distros since then has made Linux easier to access.
It's a shame that they began sharing telemetry and displaying ads to their users. As more distros break ranks for profit, like Red Hat and Suse, we will slowly see more techs accepting this behavior.
SUSE going private isn't going against their users. It's breaking away from the dependence on market investors, which only seek short term profit, so it is in SUSE that I currently place my trust for the Enterprise Linux space.