What are the more obscure independent linux distros? (piefed.zip)

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We all know about Debian, Fedora and Arch but what about the lesser known ones that are built from the ground up?

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[-] Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

I believe it is technically based on Fedora, but it's not really clear to what extent (i.e. is it a fork from 20 years ago or do they keep it in sync?), but Red Star OS is a distro for which an exception can be made.

Red Star OS 1.0

Red Star OS 2.0:

Red Star OS 3.0:

Red Star OS 4.0:

Beyond the rather interesting design/visual choices, it has some rather unique features and functionality.

[-] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Wow new macos version looks bad SMH.

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