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4 Ways Red Hat's Source Code Restrictions Affect Other Distros

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 03, 2023

Early in June 2023, Red Hat announced that they would limit access to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) source code to paying customers. This change caused a stir within the Linux community, as dozens of downstream distributions rely on the public RHEL source code to provide 1:1 compatibility.

With so many enormous changes looming, it's easy to wonder how they will affect downstream distros.

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