On Fri, 2008-11-07 at 12:29 -0500, Monty wig wrote: > Hello, > > Sorry for this silly question but I am a newbie trying to learn linux > and wondering what is Fedora or what is the difference between Fedora > and linux? > > Regards > Monty Hi Monty, Linux is, at its most basic, an operating system kernel (core program). To this core are added many other programs, including the GNU utilities, X Window System, desktop environment (such as GNOME or KDE), and applications (including desktop applications such as Firefox and OpenOffice.org or server applications such as Apache). This combined set of programs is called a Linux "distribution". Fedora is one such distribution. There are many others, each combining and configuring various pieces of software for particular needs or to meet particular goals. One of Fedora's primary goals is to support the rapid advancement of Open Source software, so we use a fairly short release cycle (6 months) and incorporate new concepts and programs as early as possible. Another primary goal of Fedora is to strictly incorporate only open source software. These two principles make Fedora an exciting, fast-paced community in which to be involved, and they ensure that Fedora can be freely distributed and used in any jurisdiction (although the high rate of change and the exclusion of proprietary and patent-encumbered software is not to everyone's liking, so take a close look and decide if Fedora is a good fit for your personal goals). I hope this helps, and welcome to the Fedora community!-- -Chris -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
