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		blooalien on July 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linux has achieved a 3% desktop market share Except that Linux is the kernel. Anything beyond that is "UserSpace"/"distro".

rhn_mk1 on July 11, 2023 [–]

For careless usage, "Linux" means Linux distro.

sokoloff on July 11, 2023 | [–]

In a world where literally can also mean figuratively, Linux can also mean the distro.

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