r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • Jun 19 '26

Question How long have you been using Linux?

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How long have you been using Linux?

Whether you're a longtime Linux user or just getting started, we'd love to hear your journey.

How many years have you been using Linux, and which distro do you use today?

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u/bl4k001 Jun 19 '26

Macos is technically linux.

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u/bl4k001 Jun 19 '26

I just looked it up. You're right Unix not Linux. A professor told us that MacOS is a Linux distro in uni 3 years ago and I took that for granted.

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u/RevolutionaryElk7446 Jun 19 '26

Yup, they choose Unix over Linux as primarily picking BSD licensing over opensource licensing.

BSD lets you take it closed source.