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{{short description|Linux distribution}}

{{Infobox OS

| name = BLAG

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| developer = Brixton Linux Action Group

| family = [[Unix-likeLinux]], ([[LinuxUnix-libre]], [[free softwarelike]])

| working_state =Discontinued<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html |title=Free GNU/Linux distributions|publisher=gnu.org |access-date= |accessdate=2018-11-05}}</ref>

| released = {{Start date and age|2002}}

| package_manager = [[dnf (Fedora)|dnf]]

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'''BLAG Linux and GNU''' is a discontinued [[Linux distribution]] that was made by the Brixton Linux Action Group.<ref>{{cite web

|url = http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3934056941.html

|title = Fedora-based single-CD distro goes gold

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|publisher = [[Ziff Davis|Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings Inc.]]

|date = 2006-07-14

|accessdateaccess-date = 2008-08-10

| archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080704171902/http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3934056941.html| archivedatearchive-date= 4 July 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

BLAG iswas a discontinued, single-CD distro with applicationsa desktoprange usersof "expect"default fromdesktop a desktopapplications, including multimedia, graphics, desktop internet applications and more. BLAG also included a collection of server packages. BLAG was based on [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora]] plus updates, adds apps from Dag, Dries, Freshrpms, NewRPMS, and includes custom packages.<ref>{{cite web

|url=http://blue-gnu.biz/content/interview_jeff_moe_blag_linux_libre_and_more

|title=Interview with Jeff Moe: BLAG, linux-libre and More

|author=Magic Banan

|date=2008-05-26

|accessdateaccess-date=2008-08-10

|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827175337/http://blue-gnu.biz/content/interview_jeff_moe_blag_linux_libre_and_more

|archivedatearchive-date=27 August 2008

|url-status=dead

}}</ref><ref>{{cite web

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|publisher = Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings Inc.

|date = 2006-10-05

|accessdateaccess-date = 2008-08-14

| archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080905203034/http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6105638185.html| archivedatearchive-date= 5 September 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

BLAG was one of the few operating systems listed as a completely free software distribution by the [[Free Software Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web

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|publisher = [[Free Software Foundation, Inc.]]

|date = 16 April 2014

|accessdateaccess-date = 23 May 2014}}</ref>

==History==

The first public release of BLAG was 22 October 2002. The latest stable release, BLAG 140k, was based on Fedora 14, and was released on 4 May 2011. In October 2014 Blag 200000 was released in alpha form.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=08668|title=Development Release: BLAG Linux And GNU 200000 Alpha (DistroWatch.com News)|author=DistroWatch|work=distrowatch.com|accessdateaccess-date=8 May 2016}}</ref>

Planning for BLAG 240000 commenced in January 2016 but it was never released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.blagblagblag.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5704|title=BLAG|work=blagblagblag.org|accessdateaccess-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106004815/http://forums.blagblagblag.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5704|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The script used in BLAG for cleaning the kernel from non-free blobs shipped in it by default was used as a base for the [[Linux-libre]] set of scripts.<ref>{{cite web

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[[Category:RPM-based Linux distributions]]

[[Category:Linux distributions]]

[[Category:Discontinued Linux distributions]]