The best platform for the software vendors who deal

the best platform for the software vendors who deal with open source software. Red Hat’s primary use
is for infrastructure and servers. Recently, Linux standard base adopted an innovation called the RPM
package format made by Red Hat. The package helps in the installation of the necessary software.
Fedora and CentOS are the two main things that have been produced by Red Hat. Fedora is
designed around open and free software. Fedora is not a patent-restricted software such as the codec as
they are not open and free. If someone wants to change the software they just make the changes in
Fedora. CentOS is a separate distribution due to its ability to use all of Red Hat’s source codes and
redistributing both its binary and source forms (Abbott, 2009). Companies with internal teams for
developing Linux are now able to use their support by going directly for CentOS.

Canonical Ltd
Ubuntu Linux is the main product for this company. The Ubuntu Linux has been called the
Linux that is made for people. When they were designing Ubuntu they wanted something the people
could use easily. The company wanted to compete with Microsoft Windows and Mac OS for
dominance in the operating system software.
The company makes money thru donations. They make money from donations from all over the
word. A business man named Shuttle worth is one of the biggest donors and is also responsible for