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Chinese distribution[edit]

Where is the Chinese backed distribution? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ceros (talk • contribs) 29 okt 2006 04:48‎ (UTC)

I tried adding openKylin twice but it keeps getting reverted. First by TechnoSquirrel69 because it wasn't sourced even though it links to Kylin which has a line on openKylin. I added links to an article and the official website for my second attempt but it was reverted by Manticore because it was "not notable". Do I have to build out an entire page dedicated to openKylin before I can add it to this list? It has 1 M users I would call that notable. Ironsmith-K (talk) 02:01, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, entries listed here should be notable and have a standalone article, meaning an article that is directly about the distribution being added, rather than a redirect to an article that mentions it briefly. WP:AFC is a good place to get started with such an article. - Aoidh (talk) 02:14, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Red Hat[edit]

How come Red Hat is not here but Fedora is here? I would add some of th info, but I can't enter the tech info so I'm not spoiling other people's good work...

It's just a list - most of the "tech info" here is propagandist (--------) that should be replaced by hard facts with Comparison of Linux distributions anyways. Therefore, just add it yourself. ¦ Reisio 09:44, 2005 August 18 (UTC)

It's mentioned there. Look above commercial distributions. Jaalto 2005-11-24

(REDHAT is pay only, non-GNU, I would dare to say they are no longer a Linux Distro as a (wiki) dictionary defines it.)

Discontinued, now for sale[edit]

monomaxos.com was formerly a porn site, now for sale. This Ubuntu flavour is discontinued. Please remove link. --— Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.61.62.243 (talk • contribs) 22 feb 2020 02:00 (UTC)

is linux monolithic ?[edit]

linux is not monolithic it's modular it was one of the first popular modular kernels; which can be micro if the user desires. mach uses different file structs to talk to its parts and is written by different people - is it definitely different but not by much if talking about modularity alone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.219.207.23 (talk • contribs) 4 apr 2016 14:43 (UTC)