<P> Basic general information about the distributions: creator or producer, release date, the latest version, and such . References are not added here but can be found in respective articles . </P> <P> Linux distributions endorsed by the Free Software Foundation are marked 100% Free under the System distribution commitment column . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Distribution </Th> <Th> Founder </Th> <Th> Maintainer </Th> <Th> Initial release year </Th> <Th> Current stable version </Th> <Th> Security updates (years) </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> System distribution commitment </Th> <Th> Forked from </Th> <Th> Target audience </Th> <Th> Cost </Th> <Th> Status </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alpine Linux </Th> <Td> Alpine Linux Team </Td> <Td> Alpine Linux Team </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 3.7. 0 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 11 - 30 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> security, lightweight, general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ALT Linux </Th> <Td> ALT Linux Team </Td> <Td> ALT Linux Team, ALT Linux LLC </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> 7.0 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2013 - 07 - 10 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Mandriva Linux </Td> <Td> general, school </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Antergos </Th> <Td> Alexandre Filgueira </Td> <Td> Antergos Project </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Arch Linux </Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> antiX </Th> <Td> Anticapitalista </Td> <Td> Anticapitalista </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 08 - 24 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian - MEPIS </Td> <Td> old computers </Td> <Td> Some editions are gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ArchBang </Th> <Td> Willensky Aristide </Td> <Td> Stan McLaren </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Arch Linux </Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arch Linux </Th> <Td> Judd Vinet </Td> <Td> dev team </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> BLAG </Th> <Td> Brixton Linux Action Group </Td> <Td> Brixton Linux Action Group </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 140k </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2011 - 05 - 04 </Td> <Td> 100% Free: GNU FSDG </Td> <Td> Fedora </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Inactive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bodhi Linux </Th> <Td> Bodhi Linux Team </Td> <Td> Bodhi Linux Team </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> 4.4. 0 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 05 - 31 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian, Ubuntu </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Canaima </Th> <Td> CANTV / CNTI / CENTIDEL / Edelca / VIT / FUNDACITE / Free software community </Td> <Td> CANTV / CNTI / CENTIDEL / Edelca / VIT / FUNDACITE / Free software community </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2016 - 12 - 19 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian, Ubuntu </Td> <Td> Government of Venezuela </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> CentOS </Th> <Td> CentOS Project </Td> <Td> CentOS Project </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 7.4 - 1708 </Td> <Td> 10 years </Td> <Td> 2016 - 12 - 12 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) </Td> <Td> server, workstation </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chakra </Th> <Td> Jan Mette and Arch Linux KDEmod developers </Td> <Td> The Chakra Project Team </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Arch Linux </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chromium OS </Th> <Td> Google </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Chrome OS </Td> <Td> web applications </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ClearOS </Th> <Td> Peter Baldwin </Td> <Td> ClearFoundation </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> 7.3. 0 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 03 - 04 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> RHEL, CentOS </Td> <Td> server, gateway, network </Td> <Td> Some editions are gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> CrunchBang Linux </Th> <Td> Philip Newborough </Td> <Td> Philip Newborough </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2013 - 05 - 06 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Inactive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Damn Small Linux </Th> <Td> John Andrews </Td> <Td> dev team </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 4.4. 10 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2008 - 11 - 18 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian, Knoppix </Td> <Td> lightweight, portable </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Debian </Th> <Td> Ian Murdock </Td> <Td> Debian Project </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> 9.3 </Td> <Td> ~ 3 years </Td> <Td> 2017 - 10 - 07 </Td> <Td> Debian Social Contract and DFSG (main is 100% free, non-free packages are optional) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> general, server, desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Debian Edu </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Debian Project </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8.0 + edu0 </Td> <Td> ~ 3 years </Td> <Td> 2016 - 07 - 03 </Td> <Td> Debian Social Contract and DFSG </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> schools </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Devuan </Th> <Td> The "Veteran Unix Admins" (VUA) </Td> <Td> The "Veteran Unix Admins" (VUA) </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 1.0. 0 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 05 - 25 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dragora GNU / Linux - Libre </Th> <Td> Matias A. Fonzo </Td> <Td> Matias A. Fonzo </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2012 - 04 - 21 </Td> <Td> 100% Free: GNU FSDG </Td> <Td> Independent, inspired from Slackware </Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> dyne: bolic </Th> <Td> Jaromil </Td> <Td> Jaromil </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 3.0. 0 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2011 - 09 - 08 </Td> <Td> 100% Free: GNU FSDG </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> multimedia </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Inactive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elementary OS </Th> <Td> Daniel Foré </Td> <Td> elementary </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> 0.4. 1 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 05 - 17 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Ubuntu, Debian </Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ELinOS </Th> <Td> SYSGO </Td> <Td> SYSGO </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 6.1 </Td> <Td> 2016 - 07 - 06 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> embedded systems </Td> <Td> Partial </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Emdebian Grip </Th> <Td> Embedded Debian Project </Td> <Td> Embedded Debian Project </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> End - of - life </Td> <Td> 2013 - 06 - 15 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> embedded systems </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Inactive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fedora </Th> <Td> Fedora Project </Td> <Td> Fedora Project </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 11 - 14 </Td> <Td> Fedora Licensing Guidelines </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Freespire </Th> <Td> Lindows.com, Inc . </Td> <Td> Linspire, Inc . </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 2.0. 8 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2007 - 11 - 30 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Inactive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gentoo Linux </Th> <Td> Daniel Robbins </Td> <Td> Gentoo Foundation, Inc . </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> Gentoo Social Contract </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Guix System Distribution </Th> <Td> Ludovic Courtès </Td> <Td> Ludovic Courtès, Ricardo Wurmus, the Guix community </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> 0.14. 0 </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> 2017 - 12 - 07 </Td> <Td> 100% Free: GNU FSDG </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> gNewSense </Th> <Td> Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley </Td> <Td> Sam Geeraerts with sponsorship from the FSF </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 4.0 (Ucclia) </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2016 - 05 - 02 </Td> <Td> 100% Free: GNU FSDG </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> general, server </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> gnuLinEx </Th> <Td> Regional Government of Extremadura </Td> <Td> dev team </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> LinEx 2013 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 11 February 2013 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Inactive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Grml </Th> <Td> Michael Prokop </Td> <Td> The Grml Team </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 2017.05 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 05 - 31 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> live, maintenance, security, network, forensic, accessibility </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Instant WebKiosk </Th> <Td> Marco Buratto </Td> <Td> Binary Emotions </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> 16.0 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 04 - 05 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> web kiosks, digital signage, personal web navigation </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kali Linux </Th> <Td> Max Moser, Mati Aharoni, Martin J. Muench </Td> <Td> Remote - Exploit </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> 2017.3 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 11 - 21 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> auditing, forensic, security, network </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Knoppix </Th> <Td> Klaus Knopper </Td> <Td> dev team </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> 8.1 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 09 - 27 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> live </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kodibuntu </Th> <Td> The XBMC Project </Td> <Td> Team Kodi </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian, Ubuntu </Td> <Td> multimedia </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Korora </Th> <Td> Chris Smart </Td> <Td> Dev Team </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 09 - 16 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Fedora </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LibreCMC </Th> <Td> LibreCMC team </Td> <Td> LibreCMC team </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1.4. 1 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 10 - 07 </Td> <Td> 100% Free: GNU FSDG </Td> <Td> Merged from LibreWRT </Td> <Td> embedded systems </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Linspire </Th> <Td> Linspire, Inc . </Td> <Td> Linspire, Inc . </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Ubuntu </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> Commercial </Td> <Td> Inactive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Linux Mint </Th> <Td> Clement Lefebvre </Td> <Td> dev team </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 18.3 </Td> <Td> ~ 3 years (LMDE); 5 years (main editions) </Td> <Td> 2017 - 11 - 27 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian, Ubuntu </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Linux Lite </Th> <Td> Jerry Bezencon </Td> <Td> Linux Lite Team </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 09 - 01 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Ubuntu </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mageia </Th> <Td> Mageia Community </Td> <Td> mageia.org </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017 - 07 - 16 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Mandriva Linux </Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mandriva Linux </Th> <Td> Mandrakesoft S.A. </Td> <Td> Mandriva S.A. </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2011 - 08 - 28 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Red Hat Linux </Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Some editions are gratis </Td> <Td> Inactive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manjaro Linux </Th> <Td> Roland Singer </Td> <Td> dev team </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Arch Linux </Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MEPIS </Th> <Td> Warren Woodford </Td> <Td> MEPIS LLC </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> desktop, server </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Inactive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Musix GNU + Linux </Th> <Td> Musix team </Td> <Td> Musix team </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> 3.0. 1 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2014 - 03 - 13 </Td> <Td> 100% Free: GNU FSDG </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> multimedia </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Netrunner </Th> <Td> Blue Systems </Td> <Td> dev team </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> 17.06 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 07 - 01 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian, Ubuntu, Kubuntu </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NixOS </Th> <Td> Eelco Dolstra and Armijn Hemel </Td> <Td> NixOS Foundation </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 17.09 </Td> <Td> 6 months </Td> <Td> 2017 - 10 - 02 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> General, Server, Desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Novell Open Enterprise Server </Th> <Td> Novell </Td> <Td> Novell, Inc. dev team </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> SUSE Linux Enterprise Server </Td> <Td> server </Td> <Td> Commercial </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OpenELEC </Th> <Td> Stephan Raue, OpenELEC Team </Td> <Td> OpenELEC Team </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> 8.0. 4 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 06 - 04 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> multimedia </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> openSUSE </Th> <Td> SUSE Linux, Novell </Td> <Td> openSUSE Project </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 42.3 </Td> <Td> 3 years </Td> <Td> 2017 - 07 - 26 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> general, desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OpenWrt </Th> <Td>? </Td> <Td> OpenWrt team </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 15.05. 1 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 03 - 16 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> embedded systems </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td>? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Oracle Linux </Th> <Td> Oracle Corporation </Td> <Td> Oracle Corporation </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 08 - 08 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) </Td> <Td> server </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parabola GNU / Linux - libre </Th> <Td> Parabola Hackers </Td> <Td> Parabola Hackers </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> 2017 - 05 - 28 </Td> <Td> 100% Free: GNU FSDG followed in Parabola Social Contract </Td> <Td> Arch Linux </Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pardus </Th> <Td> Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) </Td> <Td> TÜBİTAK </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2015 - 04 - 25 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td>? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parsix </Th> <Td> Alan Baghumian </Td> <Td> Parsix Project </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 8.15 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 01 - 25 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Inactive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> PCLinuxOS </Th> <Td> Bill Reynolds </Td> <Td> dev team </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 2017.04 </Td> <Td> Semi-rolling </Td> <Td> 2017 - 04 - 02 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> PCLinuxOS </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pentoo </Th> <Td> Michael Zanetta, Rick Farina, Jens Pranaitis </Td> <Td> Pentoo </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 2015.0 RC4. 6 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2015 - 12 - 02 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Gentoo Linux </Td> <Td> auditing, security </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Porteus </Th> <Td> Fanthom </Td> <Td> Porteus </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3.2. 2 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2016 - 12 - 29 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Slackware </Td> <Td> lightweight, portable </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td>? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Puppy Linux </Th> <Td> Barry Kauler </Td> <Td> Puppy Foundation </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 6.3. 2 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2016 - 06 - 22 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> lightweight, portable </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Qubes OS </Th> <Td> Joanna Rutkowska </Td> <Td> Invisible Things Lab </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2016 - 09 - 29 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Xen and Fedora </Td> <Td> Security by Compartmentalization, desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) </Th> <Td> Red Hat </Td> <Td> Red Hat </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 7.4 </Td> <Td>? 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Flavor LTS releases 3 or 5 years . </Td> <Td> 2017 - 10 - 19 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> general, server, desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Univention Corporate Server </Th> <Td> Univention GmbH </Td> <Td> Univention GmbH </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4.2 - 3 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2017 - 11 - 28 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> (small business) server </Td> <Td> Commercial </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ututo </Th> <Td> Diego Saravia, Daniel Olivera </Td> <Td> UTUTO dev team </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> XS 2012 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2012 - 04 - 27 </Td> <Td> 100% Free: GNU FSDG </Td> <Td> Ututo XS: Gentoo Linux, Ututo UL: Ubuntu </Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> VectorLinux </Th> <Td> Robert S. Lange </Td> <Td> dev team </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> 7.1 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2015 - 06 - 27 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Slackware </Td> <Td> desktop </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td>? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Void Linux </Th> <Td> Juan Romero Pardines </Td> <Td> Juan RP and contributors </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> Rolling </Td> <Td> 2017 - 10 - 07 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Webconverger </Th> <Td> Kai Hendry </Td> <Td> Webconverger Limited </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 35.0 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2016 - 05 - 19 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian </Td> <Td> Kiosk software, digital signage </Td> <Td> Commercial </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Xandros </Th> <Td> Xandros Incorporated </Td> <Td> Xandros Incorporated </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2007 - 07 - 26 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Corel Linux </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> Commercial </Td> <Td> Inactive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Zentyal </Th> <Td> eBox Technologies </Td> <Td> eBox Technologies </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2016 - 11 - 29 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Debian, Ubuntu </Td> <Td> Small Business Server </Td> <Td> Some editions are gratis </Td> <Td>? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Zenwalk </Th> <Td> Jean - Philippe Guillemin </Td> <Td> dev team </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8.0 </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 2016 - 07 - 02 </Td> <Td> X </Td> <Td> Slackware </Td> <Td> general </Td> <Td> Gratis </Td> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distribution </Th> <Th> Founder </Th> <Th> Maintainer </Th> <Th> Initial release year </Th> <Th> Current stable version </Th> <Th> Security updates (years) </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> System distribution commitment </Th> <Th> Forked from </Th> <Th> Target audience </Th> <Th> Cost </Th> <Th> Status </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Distribution </Th> <Th> Founder </Th> <Th> Maintainer </Th> <Th> Initial release year </Th> <Th> Current stable version </Th> <Th> Security updates (years) </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> System distribution commitment </Th> <Th> Forked from </Th> <Th> Target audience </Th> <Th> Cost </Th> <Th> Status </Th> </Tr>

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