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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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Personally I'm somewhere between 2 and 3 - I'll engage in the distro sectarianism for the bit, sometimes on the side of one that isn't even what I actually use, but I hate being an annoying proselytiser of anything, I hate dealing with the broad tent politics of the FOSS world, and I'm happy to engage with the community positively but I hate being any of the nasty stereotypes.
Yeah, I'm pretty similar. I use the particular Linux distro I do because it works and it gets out of my way and lets me use my computer the way I want to. Which Windows no longer does. I have nothing against people who choose to use it, I'm just no longer willing to fight with it myself and lately not very happy with the company that makes it. I see distro wars or dissing folks who still find Windows to suit their computing needs as utterly pointless, counterproductive, and antisocial behaviour.