Apart from being open source what is Linux? Could I not create my own operating system that is different to windows or Macos and call it Steve, again there might be an awnser for this and sounds stupid but its more out of curiosity.

  • excitingburp@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Linux actually stands for “Linux is not Unix.” Recursive acronyms were a bit of a geek inside joke at the time.