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You don't need Linux to run free and open source software (www.theregister.com)
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[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

That seems to be a bit misinformed. There are some pieces of software that work on Linux, but just stick with FOSS, even if you download it yourself off of the internet (from the official sites too).