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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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[–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How did you get a single letter domain? I thought all single letters were reserved by ICANN in 1993. Did you buy it before that happened?

[–] dan@upvote.au 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

ICANN doesn't run country code TLDs. I bought it through an aftermarket domain sale site (like Sedo).

I've actually got three of them. d.sb, d.sv and d.ls.

d.sb was around $4000 if I remember correctly.