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** '''[https://pureos.net/ PureOS] ('''Freedom and Privacy Tip''') is yet another Debian derivate endorsed by the FSF. It comes with extra strict inclusion policies for software.
** '''[https://pureos.net/ PureOS] ('''Freedom and Privacy Tip''') is yet another Debian derivate endorsed by the FSF. It comes with extra strict inclusion policies for software.
** another notable Debian derivate is '''[https://mxlinux.org/ MX Linux]''' while ''[https://fedoraproject.org/ Fedora]''' and '''[https://www.qubes-os.org/ Qubes]''' are notable derivates of the '''[https://www.redhat.com/ Redhat]''' distro.
** another notable Debian derivate is '''[https://mxlinux.org/ MX Linux]''' while ''[https://fedoraproject.org/ Fedora]''' and '''[https://www.qubes-os.org/ Qubes]''' are notable derivates of the '''[https://www.redhat.com/ Redhat]''' distro.
- '''BSD''' should also be mentioned here as the second free OS besides GNU/Linux. It also has many distributions, of which '''[https://www.freebsd.org/ Free BSD]''' is often recommended as a very good option for freedom and privacy.
* '''BSD''' should also be mentioned here as the second free OS besides GNU/Linux. It also has many distributions, of which '''[https://www.freebsd.org/ Free BSD]''' is often recommended as a very good option for freedom and privacy.


As for '''Desktop App Stores''' many free operating systems come with their own stores. I can only speak for Ubuntu, which comes with a store including free as well as proprietary apps. You can't filter them so you'll always have to check whether the app is free or proprietary before installing.
As for '''Desktop App Stores''' many free operating systems come with their own stores. I can only speak for Ubuntu, which comes with a store including free as well as proprietary apps. You can't filter them so you'll always have to check whether the app is free or proprietary before installing.