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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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I'm a native english speaker who understands it perfectly. I still think it's stupid, there is nothing wrong with throwing an "and" in there. If space is a concern just use an ampersand(&), it's literally one more space than using a comma.
Yeah in a day where the majority of news is not parsed through physical media, the whole "limited space" concern is kind of moot.