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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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People doing the 30 days linux Challenge are having several problems because of Mint's old packages and technology. Why people still recommend it when there is Fedora and Opensuse with KDE and Gnome? (lemmy.ca)

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[–] WeebLife@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Isn't red hat enough reason to not use fedora?

[–] offspec@lemmy.nicknakin.com 16 points 5 months ago

The short answer is no, most people are not bothered at all by RHEL's source situation or IBM as a company.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

Not really. Fedora is community run.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No, for one Red hat has every incentive to support Fedora. Also Fedora does its own thing separate from Red hat. Red hat does have some control but the community elects leadership and the elected leaders are what control the project direction. Also Fedora has a lot of volunteer package maintainers that would stop working if there was a hostile take over.

Notice that the community has left Ubuntu which used to be the community go to. They no longer have a large community working on projects and maintaining software.

[–] WeebLife@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

thanks for the clarification. I just recently got into linux and don't know much, but as i was researching Fedora, that's what i came across. Which is a pretty big turn off for a newcomer migrating from windows and wanting to get away from big corporations.

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Red hat I can live with. The problem is IBM.