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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).

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[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He is an Aussie I believe.

(I'm the kiwi ;))

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I am starting to able to tell the accents apart, but just barely. So... 🤷‍♂️

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Can you tell a Canadian apart from a northern American?

Basically the same amount of difference. (There is one)

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

Sometimes yes, often not. But I can tell apart Brits, Oceanian, American, African and Indian most of the time. I have a hard time telling apart Scots and Irish, mainly because I can't understand a thing they say at all.