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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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I just found about this distro, which is relatively new (2021). Its specificity is that it doesn't features any GNU software by default, which I find interesting.

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

Thank you for going deeper in the subject. Software licenses are fertile ground for infinite lawyery debate. :)

I'm dipping my toes into understanding the licenses, and of course I don't fully understand the details of all of the possible software combinations and it's licenses implications.

I'm assuming distros could be considered derivative work, and therefore covered by GPL, when using GPL software. Which would make most closed source applications based on such distros inviable. That's why I though about how could a non-GPL distro be useful.

If my assumption is wrong, which is perfectly possible, then I'm wrong.

Again, thank you for articulating it!