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    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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    system. 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 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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  • 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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  • 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 (17 November 2024). "Linux 6.12". Greg Kroah-Hartman (22 November 2024). "Linux 6.12.1". Retrieved...
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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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  • 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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    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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    A Linux distribution (often abbreviated as distro) is an operating system that includes the Linux kernel for its kernel functionality. Although the name...
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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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  • 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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    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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  • investments in Linux development, server technology, and organizations, including the Linux Foundation and Open Source Initiative. Linux-based operating...
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    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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    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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    prompted a large portion of the user and developer community, led by the Linux Foundation, to fork the code under the new name Valkey, retaining the BSD license...
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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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  • and safety-critical support are Real-Time Linux (PREEMPT RT) and ELISA (under Linux Foundation). Real Time Linux project aims mainlining the PREEMPT_RT-version...
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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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  • Linux.com is a website that is owned by the Linux Foundation, where the goal of the site is to provide information about open source technology, careers...
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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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    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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    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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    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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  • Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, or LGX (pronounced igg-drah-sill), is an early Linux distribution developed by Yggdrasil Computing, Incorporated, a company founded...
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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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    linux.conf.au (often abbreviated as lca or LCA) is Australasia's regional Linux and open source conference. It is a roaming conference, held in a different...
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