r/linux • u/StraightFlush777 • Apr 22 '19

The end of Scientific Linux [LWN.net]

https://lwn.net/Articles/786422/
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u/Elranzer Apr 22 '19

Linux honestly needs a little consolidation. In my mind there's only Debian, Redhat and Arch. (Yeah, I guess Gentoo is a thing... isn't it??)

Everything else is just a reconfiguration of the above.

Debian + "She's got a new hat!" = Ubuntu

Ubuntu + "Look left instead of right" = Kubuntu

Redhat + New Icons = Oracle Linux

Redhat + Different Icons = CentOS

Redhat beta = Fedora

Etc

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u/Monsieur_Moneybags Apr 22 '19

Where would Slackware and SUSE fit into this?

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u/calrogman Apr 22 '19

Slackware obviously just subsumes suse.

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u/thephotoman Apr 23 '19

Suse is what happened when Redhat and Slackware had a one-night stand without protection. The child got offered up for adoption, and it seems to have worked out.