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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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Fuck software patents and business method patents. Patent the machine. Copyright the instructions to tell the machine what to do if you must.
Don't patents expire faster than copyright tho?
MUCH faster. Patents last 20 years. Software copyright lasts 70 years after the death of the author
Who cares?
Just wanna dispel the notion that people only do things for money: you're posting on Lemmy right now.