What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
UPDATE: The specific date thing is because every 6 months i backup my nas to LTO tape so this backup is anything that isn’t currently on tape just in case the NAS dies between backups.
My main server is named Postulate (an idea that you assume for the sake of argument), my desktop is named Axiom (a proved postulate), and my backup server is named Corollary (an idea that follows from an axiom)....
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.
These cables, only about as thick as a garden hose, are high-tech marvels. The fastest, the newly completed transatlantic cable called Amitié and funded by Meta, Microsoft and others, can carry 400 terabits of data per second. That’s 400,000 times faster than your home broadband if you’re lucky enough to have high-end...
I have looked into mine and it has auto character recognition.
Couldn’t you just scan your images in concert them to a pdf and run OCR on them either using Adobe reader or an online service then upload them to paperless?
I am currently working on a game I was told by one friend to use the language I am most comfortable in. However others have criticised me for not using their preferred language or environment....
Thank you everyone for your great advice and encouragement to keep going. I will continue in BBC BASIC for SDL as i am really starting to get a good workflow going with it just get slowed down when i have to learn how to use new libraries lol
For those looking to get RARBG's x265 encodes back, there is a new uploader by the name of INFINITY that is going to start encoding stuff the same way RARBG did, here's his post on the Torrentgalaxy forums https://i.imgur.com/Y6NwJBP.png , check it out, what do you guys think?
The BASIC programming language turns 60 (arstechnica.com)
I was definitely a Commodore kid, and BASIC was my first language. Maybe it’s nostalgia, but I still like BASIC for hobby stuff.
deleted_by_author
Need advice for backup software for linux
Hi,...
Raspberry Pi - Introducing: Raspberry Pi 5 (www.raspberrypi.com)
The glorious truth (lemmy.ml)
My first ever meme please be kind.
The amount of memes on lemmy has come a long way (i.imgflip.com)
My first PC build from 2014 (files.catbox.moe)
https://files.catbox.moe/4oo0p0.pnghttps://files.catbox.moe/7ngz0k.png...
[Question] What are your computers named?
My main server is named Postulate (an idea that you assume for the sake of argument), my desktop is named Axiom (a proved postulate), and my backup server is named Corollary (an idea that follows from an axiom)....
Stupid question, but what makes Linux, linux?
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.
I love being in my room all day (pawb.social)
The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet (www.cnet.com)
These cables, only about as thick as a garden hose, are high-tech marvels. The fastest, the newly completed transatlantic cable called Amitié and funded by Meta, Microsoft and others, can carry 400 terabits of data per second. That’s 400,000 times faster than your home broadband if you’re lucky enough to have high-end...
How do you encode your paper scans?
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/1800585...
"Lemmy Explorer" a new website to explore Lemmy communities and instances (lemmyverse.net)
Should I host my own instance if I don't intend to run a community?
Is there any benefit to host my own instance?
First time coding a game question
I am currently working on a game I was told by one friend to use the language I am most comfortable in. However others have criticised me for not using their preferred language or environment....
High Prices Make Textbook ‘Piracy’ Acceptable to Most Students (torrentfreak.com)
(r/piracy repost) New Uploader on Torrentgalaxy says he uses the exact same settings RARBG used for their x265 encodes
For those looking to get RARBG's x265 encodes back, there is a new uploader by the name of INFINITY that is going to start encoding stuff the same way RARBG did, here's his post on the Torrentgalaxy forums https://i.imgur.com/Y6NwJBP.png , check it out, what do you guys think?
Why write an entire game (including Graphics) in a single, hand-coded JavaScript file? (www.artificialworlds.net)