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Yeah, this is one of the reasons I don't like Fedora. The other reason is because they are owned by Redhat/IBM who are best buddies with the NSA.
I prefer Ubuntu or Debian based distros as well as opensuse. I'm using Linux Mint because it's developed by independent Devs and is Ubuntu based but with all the Snaps stuff stripped out.
It's ideal. Fast, beautiful, reliable, stable yet can do everything Ubuntu can and has all the latest security patches and Ubuntu improvements.
They also have a Debian based version if you want to be Debian based but run Cinnamon.
I've been using Linux for years and IMO it's the best distribution overall.
But opensuse is also great, and fully independent. And super reliable. They have 2 variants:
Leap: this is their long term version which only gets a total upgrade every 2 years. It does get security updates and fixes but the main upgrade is every 2 years. Super stable.
Tumbleweed: this is the rolling release which gets updated with all the latest packages, fixes, security etc daily.
Also super stable unless you have a proprietary WiFi card from Broadcom. If you do, WiFi will break often because the guy who makes the WiFi driver has to update the driver after opensuse updates Tumbleweed. He normally needs about 2 days to fix it but if you don't have ethernet, you'll have to tether your phone to your pc to use the internet and download the fix. Can be a pain.
There are tons of Ubuntu based distros around so try a few on a live usb. Go to Distrowatch.com for a comprehensive list of all distros. Use the filters to find what you want.
@danielfgom @cygnus fedora is as independent of red hat as Linux mint is independent of canonical. At least as far as I know
Allegedly but most of the Devs are full time Redhat employees.....so you know.
@danielfgom ah I see well either way even if fedora put a backdoor in it wouldnt exactly be a secret. maybe a compromised iso from their main website but people would quickly raise the alarm over the hashes
The only back door that could exist is SELinux, the NSA created security suite.
But even if there is no backdoor, the fact that the government agencies are Red hat's biggest clients is very worrying.