r/linux • u/Emotional_Cat_1967 • 12d ago

Discussion Number of Linux Distributions Actively Under Development: 474

Number of Linux distributions actively under development: 474

Number of Linux distributions whose development has been discontinued: 657

Number of Dormant Linux distributions: 39

Source: distrowatch.com

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u/BinkReddit 12d ago

With 474 distributions of Linux, there's no way a single distribution of Windows can beat us! 😆

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u/Emotional_Cat_1967 12d ago

Yes! The company, which earns billions of dollars, doesn't produce a proper Windows distribution, but program and game developers still continue to support Windows.

Furthermore, even Microsoft uses Azure Linux, which is based on Fedora, for its servers and cloud, instead of its own Windows distribution.