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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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Rocky Linux is for-profit! I'd chose AlmaLinux (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by tram1 to c/[email protected]

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I was curious why CERN and Fermilab chose AlmaLinux instead of Rocky Linux. After googling, I found out that the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation, which controls Rocky Linux, is a public-benefit corporation. This is a for-profit type of corporation, unlike what the name suggests. The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit, which in my mind is clearly the type of organization that should control such an OS.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm sorry for the stupid question, but I looked at both the websites of Rocky and Alma, and still cant quite figure out what does "Enterprise grade" distro mean.

They talk about stability, but Debian is stable too, yet it's not "enterprise".

Can anyone ELI5?

[–] nous 6 points 1 year ago

what does “Enterprise grade” distro mean

You can pay someone to complain to when something breaks and get them to fix it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Mostly professional support.