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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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Ubuntu is swapping its time sync tool for a Rust-based version - OMG! Ubuntu (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)

submitted 17 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) by SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Licence is MIT / Apache, of course.

EDIT: of course the relicensing is the problem here. Alas we're in an all-time low interest in Free and Open Source politics, ideologies, and organization so the Big Evil Corpos continue to do their thing, one cog per time.

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

I also wondered why this is a big news

You think this is "big" news? An Ubuntu focused blog reporting on what Ubuntu is doing is not exactly the big time.