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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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Red Hat: why I'm going all in on community-driven Linux distros. (youtu.be)

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

but there is no potential for some Joe on the street to get sued for looking at their source code.

But how would that Joe look at the source code if it not publicly available and he's not a paying customer?

Checkmate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If Joe hasn’t been provided the binaries from RedHat they’re under no obligation to provide the sources.

And the true sources can easily be obtained from the upstream, same place every other distro provider get’s them.