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A widely used [Linux] distributor, especially by corporations who like to have a recognisable company to associate with the hacker anarchy that they perceive [Linux] to be. {/regexpicons/emoticons/emoticon-face3.png ;)}



RedHat are responsible for two [Linux] distributions:

* (http://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/ Red Hat Enterprise Linux) which is sold by annual subscription.

* (http://fedora.redhat.com/ The Fedora Project) is a Red-Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source project. It is also a proving ground for new technology that may eventually make its way into Red Hat products. It is not a supported product of Red Hat, Inc.



RedHat are somewhat unique in the commercial software industry, in that they have a (http://www.redhat.com/legal/patent_policy.html patent policy) stating their view that software patents generally impede innovation in software development and that software patents are inconsistent with open source/free software.



For more details, see the (http://www.redhat.com/ Red Hat website).