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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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Ubuntu 25.10's Rust Coreutils Transition Has Uncovered Performance Shortcomings (www.phoronix.com)

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Ubuntu 25.10's transition to using Rust Coreutils in place of GNU Coreutils has uncovered a few performance issues so far with the Rust version being slower than the C-based GNU Coreutils. Fortunately there still are a few weeks to go until Ubuntu 25.10 releases as stable and upstream developers are working to address these performance gaps.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

ugh. I feel like you did not read my reply. Im saying his use of the word theft should not be taken literally given the context of his statement. he was not looking to say apple stole code he was looking to say use gpl because otherwise corps get code and don't contribute back.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's you who says it's not a literal use. But I'm protesting even a figurative use since there is NO way the act is THEFT. I didn't steal, in any sense, something that is given to me for free.

[–] Ferk@lemmy.ml 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

It's not like improper use of "steal" is unheard of, I see all the time people use "I'm gonna steal that" and similar even when it applies to things openly given for free. And considering that it's quite clear that the MIT allows others to take without sharing back (it's the main difference with GPL) I'm quite sure the commenter was aware that it wasn't really theft, yet chose that word probably with the intention to insult the practice, rather than as a fair descriptor.

So yes, you're right, it isn't theft... but I don't think that was the point of the comment.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

I don't think you understand what the word figurative means.