Why “Linux” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
It makes sense because anyone with experience, ability, and noble goals will give up before they start because it is too difficult. Linus Torvalds said he wouldn't have started…
by locallost · Sep 16, 2026
I don't think this is a sarcasm, as a long standing Rust user myself, I don't think the community should preach out by "memory safety" -- rather the structural change in coding…
by stevefan1999 · Sep 16, 2026
It’s never gonna be a smooth experience with Linux on Macs, because of installation, but also firmware upgrades etc. there’s always some manual steps involved and nothing will c…
by cromka · Sep 16, 2026
Because of The Year of Linux Desktop and being the favoured distro among OEMs for their hardware.
by pjmlp · Sep 16, 2026
> Asahi Linux folks are clearly more conservative and erring on the side of caution I mean they are working around and on hardware controlled by a nearly 5 trillion market cap b…
by noir_lord · Sep 16, 2026
Good to have more Linux-compatible hardware, but currently x86-64 is a safer bet for compatibility. Asahi, Snapdragon ARM,.. are all half baked Linux projects
by grigio · Sep 16, 2026
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Linux is a family of free and open-source software Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, which was first released on 17 September 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Some members of the family are typically packaged as a distribution, which includes the kernel alongside supporting system software and libraries developed by third parties—such as GNU, Red Hat, and X.Org—to create a complete operating system; however, not all Linux-based operating systems are considered distros, with Android being an example. Linux was originally designed as a clone of Unix and is distributed under the copyleft GPL license. Read more on Wikipedia