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Windows 11 is getting multiple monitor refresh rate improvements (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by notaseraf@unilem.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I hope this fixes my 7900xtx’s 100w idle power issue…

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[–] BettyWhiteInHD@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's Linux?

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering 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!

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not all linuxes use GNU

[–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

There is, for example Android, Google/Linux, or as I've recently started calling it, Google+Linux

[–] Aldehyde@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Linux is an open source operating system based on UNIX. There are multiple different distributions (different versions developed by different people) which offer varying benefits. All distributions offer much more customization than windows, and some distributions have a similar GUI (graphical user interface) to windows, making the user experience very similar.

One of the biggest advantages to Linux is that Windows tracks user data, so users who care about privacy usually choose Linux.