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* [https://www.gnu.org/GNU/Linux]''' is the 3rd big operating system that everybody knows besides Windows and Mac OS and of those 3 it's the only free OS. There is not one GNU/Linux though that you can download and install, but there are very many distributions. This is not the place to get into [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svgall of them]. Also choosing a distro is a very personal process, so you will have to do your own research. | * '''[https://www.gnu.org/ GNU/Linux]''' is the 3rd big operating system that everybody knows besides Windows and Mac OS and of those 3 it's the only free OS. There is not one GNU/Linux though that you can download and install, but there are very many distributions. This is not the place to get into [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svgall of them]. Also choosing a distro is a very personal process, so you will have to do your own research. | ||
For full freedom you'd have to go with a flavor endorsed by the <abbr title="Free Software Foundation">FSF</abbr>. [https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html Here] is a list. I'll mention a few of them below as **Freedom Tips**. | For full freedom you'd have to go with a flavor endorsed by the <abbr title="Free Software Foundation">FSF</abbr>. [https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html Here] is a list. I'll mention a few of them below as **Freedom Tips**. | ||
Btw, these distros are ordered by bloodline and timeline, not by how much I recommend them. | Btw, these distros are ordered by bloodline and timeline, not by how much I recommend them. | ||