Fedora Linux

Fedora Linux is a leading open-source operating system that serves as the upstream source for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It was originally founded in 2003 as a community-led project called the Fedora Project, emerging from a split in Red Hat's development strategy where Red Hat Linux was discontinued in favor of a community distribution and a commercial enterprise version.

While the software is developed by a global community of contributors across many countries, its primary sponsorship and legal backing come from the United States. The Fedora Project provides a platform for innovation, introducing new technologies that often later become industry standards. The project continues to be a cornerstone of the open-source world, offering various 'Editions' and 'Spins' tailored for workstations, servers, and cloud computing environments.