Re: F35 Change: "Fedora Linux" in /etc/os-release

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On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 01:24:36PM +0100, Björn Persson wrote:
> I don't think "Linux" conveys the distinction between those things and
> ELN. Someone who hears "Fedora Linux" won't understand that it comprises
> both Workstation and CoreOS but not ELN. It would be better to come up
> with another word to denote a collection of software distributions that
> aren't "enterprise" distributions, and also not art, websites et cetera.
> A word that captures the essence of how the things it covers differ from
> all the other things.
> 
> Maybe something like "Fedora Family", because it's a number of closely
> related distributions which are suitable for use at home?
> 
> Or something like "Fedora Flow", alluding to frequent releases and a
> steady stream of updates?

I'm not _completely_ oppposed to the idea of an entirely new name, but
that's a big change, whereas this is just codifying something that has been
in use inconsistently for years.


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