A thread like this can get political in a hurry. But I don't want to discuss politics. I just want to know who sponsors different Linux distro.
A good portion of this information came from coPilot.
Debian;
1&1: This company is based in Montabaur, Germany
Ampere®: Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA
Bytemark: Based in York, United Kingdom
credativ: Founded in Germany, with its headquarters in Mönchengladbach
Fedora:
Red Hat, Inc.: The primary sponsor of the Fedora Project, providing extensive resources including full-time employee support, infrastructure, hardware, bandwidth, event funding, and legal counsel. Red Hat is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Provides cloud infrastructure and services. AWS is based in Seattle, Washington, USA
(AWS is based on Fedora - rebranded as Amazon Linux)
Fastly: Offers CDN (Content Delivery Network) services to Fedora. Fastly is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA
OSU Open Source Lab: Provides hosting and infrastructure support. Located at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Ubuntu:
Canonical Ltd.: The primary sponsor and developer of Ubuntu, providing extensive resources and support. Canonical is headquartered in London, United Kingdom
Intel: A long-standing partner, working with Canonical to optimize Ubuntu for various technologies. Intel is based in Santa Clara, California, USA
Dell: Offers laptops and other devices preloaded with Ubuntu. Dell is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, USA
ASUS IoT: Collaborates with Canonical to secure IoT devices using Ubuntu. ASUS is based in Taipei, Taiwan
SuSE:
SUSE: The primary sponsor of openSUSE, providing extensive resources and support. SUSE is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany
AMD: A platinum sponsor, supporting openSUSE with hardware and technology. AMD is based in Santa Clara, California, USA
Fastly: Provides CDN (Content Delivery Network) services for openSUSE's download infrastructure. Fastly is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA
NorthC: Delivers sustainable data center services. NorthC is based in the Netherlands
rsync.net: A cloud storage provider offering free lifetime storage to openSUSE members. rsync.net is based in San Francisco, California, USA
B1 Systems GmbH: Specializes in consulting and project work around Linux/Open Source. B1 Systems is headquartered in Vohburg, Germany
Arch:
Valve Corporation: Valve officially sponsors Arch Linux, providing support for critical projects like build service infrastructure and a secure signing enclave. Valve is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA
Fastly: Provides CDN (Content Delivery Network) services for Arch Linux. Fastly is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA
You have to notice that "Fastly" sponsors a great many of these.
MX:
GitHub Sponsors: MX Linux has a presence on GitHub Sponsors, where individuals can contribute financially to support the project
Community Donations: The project also accepts donations directly from users and supporters through its website
(antiX is partially funded by MX)
Kali:
Kali Linux is primarily sponsored by Offensive Security, which provides extensive resources and support for the project. Offensive Security is headquartered in New York, USA
They are deeply involved in the development and maintenance of Kali Linux, ensuring it remains a leading distribution for penetration testing and security assessments.
Additionally, Kali Linux benefits from contributions by various community mirrors and services like DockerHub, which provides containerized environments for Kali Linux
A good portion of this information came from coPilot.
Debian;
1&1: This company is based in Montabaur, Germany
Ampere®: Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA
Bytemark: Based in York, United Kingdom
credativ: Founded in Germany, with its headquarters in Mönchengladbach
Fedora:
Red Hat, Inc.: The primary sponsor of the Fedora Project, providing extensive resources including full-time employee support, infrastructure, hardware, bandwidth, event funding, and legal counsel. Red Hat is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Provides cloud infrastructure and services. AWS is based in Seattle, Washington, USA
(AWS is based on Fedora - rebranded as Amazon Linux)
Fastly: Offers CDN (Content Delivery Network) services to Fedora. Fastly is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA
OSU Open Source Lab: Provides hosting and infrastructure support. Located at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Ubuntu:
Canonical Ltd.: The primary sponsor and developer of Ubuntu, providing extensive resources and support. Canonical is headquartered in London, United Kingdom
Intel: A long-standing partner, working with Canonical to optimize Ubuntu for various technologies. Intel is based in Santa Clara, California, USA
Dell: Offers laptops and other devices preloaded with Ubuntu. Dell is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, USA
ASUS IoT: Collaborates with Canonical to secure IoT devices using Ubuntu. ASUS is based in Taipei, Taiwan
SuSE:
SUSE: The primary sponsor of openSUSE, providing extensive resources and support. SUSE is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany
AMD: A platinum sponsor, supporting openSUSE with hardware and technology. AMD is based in Santa Clara, California, USA
Fastly: Provides CDN (Content Delivery Network) services for openSUSE's download infrastructure. Fastly is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA
NorthC: Delivers sustainable data center services. NorthC is based in the Netherlands
rsync.net: A cloud storage provider offering free lifetime storage to openSUSE members. rsync.net is based in San Francisco, California, USA
B1 Systems GmbH: Specializes in consulting and project work around Linux/Open Source. B1 Systems is headquartered in Vohburg, Germany
Arch:
Valve Corporation: Valve officially sponsors Arch Linux, providing support for critical projects like build service infrastructure and a secure signing enclave. Valve is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA
Fastly: Provides CDN (Content Delivery Network) services for Arch Linux. Fastly is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA
You have to notice that "Fastly" sponsors a great many of these.
MX:
GitHub Sponsors: MX Linux has a presence on GitHub Sponsors, where individuals can contribute financially to support the project
Community Donations: The project also accepts donations directly from users and supporters through its website
(antiX is partially funded by MX)
Kali:
Kali Linux is primarily sponsored by Offensive Security, which provides extensive resources and support for the project. Offensive Security is headquartered in New York, USA
They are deeply involved in the development and maintenance of Kali Linux, ensuring it remains a leading distribution for penetration testing and security assessments.
Additionally, Kali Linux benefits from contributions by various community mirrors and services like DockerHub, which provides containerized environments for Kali Linux
