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Best linux distro for a socialist? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago by puff@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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Yes I know that Cuba, the DPRK, and China have their own distros, but they're pretty specific to the language and networks of those countries. I use linux because it's free and open source but I use one of those distros that is privately owned and I'm thinking of upgrading to something that is truly communally owned but also has good compatibility with software, especially scientific software. Any good recs please?

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[–] trompete@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

The users should own the means of computing. So choose Debian. The Debian Social Contract states:

We will be guided by the needs of our users and the free software community. We will place their interests first in our priorities.

Any commercial distros do not do this. I don't know if Arch or Gentoo have a written down charter or whatever, but they seem a lot less principled than Debian usually.