Community Enterprise Operating System, a free and open-source Linux distribution derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code.
Acronym standing for Community Enterprise Operating System, created in 2004 when Red Hat made their enterprise source code freely available. The name reflects the community-driven nature of the project.
CentOS exemplifies the open-source philosophy where enterprise-quality software becomes freely available through community effort. The recent changes to CentOS (ending traditional releases in favor of CentOS Stream) sparked significant debate about the balance between corporate interests and community needs in open-source projects.
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