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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).

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Why does distrowatch keep going down every now and then? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello folks,

I wanted to know if anyone has any idea why distrowatch periodically goes down for days before returning.

I mainly use it to find out if some distros have updates to their ISOs but I find it very annoying that quite frequently it's down completely.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

any idea why distrowatch periodically goes down for days before returning.

My guess is it's run as a hobby by A Guy "on his own time and his own dime".

I mainly use it to find out if some distros have updates to their ISOs but I find it very annoying that quite frequently it’s down completely.

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