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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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RHEL no longer open source (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by KeyLowMike85@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Seems like IBM is going to make RHEL closed source. What's everyone's opinion about the move? I feel RHEL is now the evil villain distro of the community.

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[–] vortexal@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

RHEL is not the "villain distro", that's ChromeOS (and possibly CBL-Mariner).

Jokes aside, if they want their source code to only be available to people who pay for it, that's their decision. I don't know if there is any benefit to creating a Linux distro based on RHEL VS. another Linux distro that's still open source but if there is, then I'm pretty sure that the developer is more than willing to pay if they think it's worth it.