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One of the first things that surprises new Linux users who come from other operating systems such as Windows or Mac OS is that a single entity called Linux OS does not, in fact, exist. Linux is only a kernel, not an OS, and what people generally perceive as Linux OS is actually a Linux distribution, and more precisely a GNU/Linux distribution. The Linux distribution concept is very popular, and it is commonly known as a Linux distro. This is the term that I use throughout the rest of the book. Don’t be put off by all of these terms: I cover them in detail in this chapter.
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A web-based platform designed to host and share computer program source code, generally FOSS (Free and Open Source Software). You can learn more about it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge_(software) .
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Fork in the sense of bifurcation. It’s a common term used in programming when a copy of a source code is made to work on its own as an independent project. You can learn more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development ).
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Dieguez Castro, J. (2016). Deconstructing a Linux Distro. In: Introducing Linux Distros. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1392-6_1
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