ENIGMATICO  Mar 2, 2025
Suggest me a Linux distro that...

- Doesn't use APT
- Has repos that are up to date
- Doesn't break unless you really go out of your way (is stable, and you used it for about a year without breaking)
- Doesn't require you to spend 1+ hour doing configurations/building stuff/etc (run and go)
- Is totally free (no license bs)
Show threadEvil RodaMar 2, 2025
@enigmatico I personally use Fedora, thought I'm not sure if they violate your last point. You can also look into OpenSUSE, which I haven't used extensively and haven't tested in years, but they do use RPM, so you can at least have a look see.
Show threadENIGMATICO  Mar 2, 2025
@evilroda OpenSUSE doesn't have a free license AFAIK. I used it in the past.
Show threadluna the doggie  
@enigmatico @evilroda I looked it up and openSUSE seems to say something like "GPLv2 but also pretty please respect the US export restrictions because we're bound by them" IIUC
Mar 2, 2025 at 2:34pmWeb
Show threadMarkAssPandi (tiny)Mar 2, 2025
@lunareclipse @enigmatico @evilroda can they even enforce that?
What are even export restrictions in the US, except like cryptography software which at this point isn't even viable to enforce (i think?)
Show threadENIGMATICO  Mar 2, 2025
@markasspandi @lunareclipse @evilroda Considering how things are going in the world right now, having to respect US restrictions in any form of shape, even if it cannot be enforced, is not in my agenda. Hence why I'm asking for an absolutely free license.
Show threadluna the doggie  Mar 2, 2025
@enigmatico @[email protected] @evilroda honestly that's totally fair, I've been moving everything away from US-based services myself, I kinda gave up on Linux distros because all of the ones that have some nonprofit behind them seem to be based in the US.
Show threadMarkAssPandi (tiny)Mar 2, 2025
@lunareclipse @enigmatico @evilroda Even if some distro tries to be as far away from US as possible
they most likely use Github which would make it depend on the US anyway
What I'm trying to say is we're cooked ​​
Show threadluna the doggie  Mar 2, 2025
@markasspandi @enigmatico @evilroda nah many big FOSS projects have their own GitLab instances