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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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Jeff Geerling stops development for Redhat (www.youtube.com)

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An exceptionally well explained rant that I find myself in total agreement with.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, but that is Red Hat's problem then, no?

[–] baronvonj 2 points 1 year ago

Well I wouldn't go around asserting software that I develop works on RHEL on account of me testing on Fedora because even with 13 month of package updates for Fedora, a supported RHEL release could be running a kernel 4 years older than any currently supported Fedora version. If I have customers who demand RHEL compatibility, I have to either lose that business or test on RHEL