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All About Linux: Linux Distributions Bird’s Eye View – a Mind Map

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 17, 2006

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“There are umpteen GNU/Linux distributions and then some more.
Many claim their roots in Debian and others in Red Hat. Still
others swear that they are unique and were created from grounds up.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a picture which gave a broad idea of
the roots of each GNU/Linux distributions? Well look no further.
Here is a mind map of almost all GNU/Linux distributions (atleast
the mainstream ones). Though there is a good chance that I could
have missed some…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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