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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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Which communication protocol or open standard in software do you wish was more common or used more? (lemmy.ml)

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Whether you're really passionate about RPC, MQTT, Matrix or wayland, tell us more about the protocols or open standards you have strong opinions on!

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[–] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In that case, I'd like to chime in and add NFS to this list. The often overlooked jewel of the glorious past days. /j

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

So like... If I had a game installed on your computer, my computer could treat that game as if it's local and load files over the Internet like it's just reading my disk?

That is cool as fuck.