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

No, Fedora is semi-rolling with less random freezes. Regular Ubuntu is similar but just not Ubuntu please.

Fedora also had 13 months of support so staying on the older version gives an extra stability.

And then there is OpenSUSE slowroll, which is CI/CD with more testing

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

Fedora is not rolling at all, it just has a fast release cycle

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

It is semi-rolling. They ship different point releases and kernels within a release

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Hmm... If that's the case, that's news to me. I'll admit I don't do much with Fedora, I'll have to take a closer look at them.