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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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Red Hat, you're harming the entire Linux ecosystem. (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Remontoire to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/755685

Red Hat, their goal is to make money. Nothing wrong about that. I run a company, my goal is to make money. How you make money is what matters to people: is it ethical, or not. Are you selling your soul, lying, selling your community out, or not.

And now, it's pretty clear that Red Hat IS doing that. They're enforcing the signature of a license agreement when you create the account that lets you access RHEL, and that agreement is definitely against the values of free software, as it prevents you from redistributing or building your own product based on it

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[–] dethb0y 7 points 2 years ago

I would note that the guys running redhat likely don't care so long as the money keeps coming. To them this is just a financial decision and all other considerations are moot.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I think this is actually a good thing. Right now a lot of companies are using Alma Linux instead of paying for RHEL. If Alma Linux becomes unfeasable they might switch and bring more money for RedHat, which they can use to improve Linux