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Installing Linux Just Got Easier (USBless install) (odysee.com)
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Can't wait for the virus that uses this to replace a windows install with a Linux install that's riced to look like windows. Will the normies even notice?

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[โ€“] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

What do the F and L stand for in FLOSS?

[โ€“] fruitcantfly@programming.dev 3 points 11 hours ago

"Free" and "libre". But this has only ever referred to the software itself, not to the hardware needed to use it.

That should be obvious, since otherwise almost no OSS would be FLOSS. After all, you have to buy a PC or another device to run it