When it comes to Linux Distros, each are either managed by their community or by a company. With recent news, it becomes clearer than ever that those managed by a company should be avoided. With a recent history of being untrustworthy, Red Hat is on the list to steer clear of - but they're not the only example. With histories of misleading claims (with some being downright lies) it's time to leave corporate-owned Linux distributions behind. Here's why.

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Time Codes
00:00 - Introduction and what I'll cover in this video
01:45 - To be fair, Red Hat has had a HUGE impact on Linux
03:10 - A history of Red Hat and CentOS up until now
07:46 - Red Hat is putting source code behind a pay wall?!
09:05 - Now it's harder for downstream recompiles to exist
10:40 - Can Red Hat do this?
12:00 - Red Hat has a history of breaking trust
13:54 - Canonical ALSO exhibits lesser (but similar) behaviors
19:08 - Why Learn Linux TV has switched AWAY from Ubuntu

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