The Linux Foundation (LF) is a non-profit organization established in 2000 to support Linux development and open-source software projects. The Linux Foundation...
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LAMP. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses and recommends the name "GNU/Linux" to emphasize...
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Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has...
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The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is a Linux Foundation project that was started in 2015 to help advance container technology and align the...
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"Kernel Maintenance". Linux Foundation Wiki. Linus Torvalds (14 July 2024). "Linux 6.10". Greg Kroah-Hartman (8 September 2024). "Linux 6.10.9". Retrieved...
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maintainer, release date, the latest version, etc. Linux distributions endorsed by the Free Software Foundation are marked 100% Free under the System distribution...
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Linus Torvalds (redirect from Linux Torvalds)
used to look two years ago". The Linux Foundation currently sponsors Torvalds so he can work full-time on improving Linux. Torvalds is known for vocally...
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Rocky Linux is a Linux distribution developed by Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation, which is a privately owned benefit corporation that describes itself...
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Astra Linux is a Russian Linux-based computer operating system (OS) that is being widely deployed in the Russian Federation to replace Microsoft Windows...
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This page provides general information about notable Linux distributions in the form of a categorized list. Distributions are organized into sections...
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The Linux Standard Base (LSB) was a joint project by several Linux distributions under the organizational structure of the Linux Foundation to standardize...
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The Linux kernel is a free and open source,: 4 UNIX-like kernel that is used in many computer systems worldwide. The kernel was created by Linus Torvalds...
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Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (redirect from Linux directory structure)
popular by its use in Linux distributions, but it is used by other Unix-like systems as well. It is maintained by the Linux Foundation. The latest version...
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Rust for Linux is an ongoing project started in 2020 to add Rust as a programming language that can be used within the Linux kernel software, which has...
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on the Linux Foundation and was funded mainly through grants made by for-profit companies that depend on the bitcoin technology. The foundation was formed...
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A Linux distribution (often abbreviated as distro) is an operating system made from a software collection that includes the Linux kernel and often a package...
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AlmaLinux is a free and open source Linux distribution, developed by the AlmaLinux OS Foundation, a 501(c) organization, to provide a community-supported...
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Container Linux (formerly CoreOS Linux) is a discontinued open-source lightweight operating system based on the Linux kernel and designed for providing...
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Ubuntu (redirect from Ubuntu linux)
Ubuntu (/ʊˈbʊntuː/ uu-BUUN-too) is a Linux distribution derived from Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software. Ubuntu is officially...
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software with software from other sources. The term GNU/Linux is promoted by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and its founder Richard Stallman. Their reasoning...
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EBPF (redirect from EBPF Foundation)
originally meaning "extended") filtering mechanism in Linux and is also used in non-networking parts of the Linux kernel as well. It is used to safely and efficiently...
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Microsoft and open source (redirect from Microsoft Linux distributions)
investments in Linux development, server technology, and organizations, including the Linux Foundation and Open Source Initiative. Linux-based operating...
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Besides the Linux distributions designed for general-purpose use on desktops and servers, distributions may be specialized for different purposes including...
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language processing, originally developed by Meta AI and now part of the Linux Foundation umbrella. It is recognized as one of the two most popular machine learning...
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Gentoo Linux (pronounced /ˈdʒɛntuː/ JEN-too) is a Linux distribution built using the Portage package management system. Unlike a binary software distribution...
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According to the Free Software Foundation Latin America, Linux-libre is a modified version of the Linux kernel that contains no binary blobs, obfuscated...
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Linux Foundation regularly releases publications regarding the Linux kernel, Linux OS distributions, and related themes. One such publication, "Linux...
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Linux.com is a website that is owned by the Linux Foundation, where the goal of the site is to provide information about the developments and changes in...
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Dojo Foundation merged with jQuery Foundation and subsequently rebranded itself as JS Foundation and became a Linux Foundation project. JS Foundation (legally...
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Greg Kroah-Hartman (category Linux kernel programmers)
1 February 2012[update], works at the Linux Foundation. Kroah-Hartman is a co-author of Linux Device Drivers (3rd Edition) and author of Linux Kernel in a Nutshell, and...
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