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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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What would make you change distro? (feddit.org)

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Just curious to know if anyone has been using the same distro for multiple years/decades and what or if you have it takes for you to want to switch to a different distro?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

would move from Opensuse if they did something similar, if it became unreliably maintained

I saw too much while turning the corpse they kicked over the fence into a unitedLinux we could ship and support.

The horrors.

If the entire company died and absolutely new people made a new company by the same name with none of the former staff or principals involved, then I would consider suse. The taint goes so deep I would not consider even a new source drop with the same staff.

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

I'm not familiar with any of what you're saying. Would you care to expand on it a little bit? Also, which distro do you use instead?