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'''Fedora Core''' (sometimes incorrectly referred to as '''''[[Fedora Linux]]''''') is an [[RPM_Package_Manager|RPM]]-based [[Linux distribution]], developed by the community-supported [[Fedora Project]], sponsored by [[Red Hat]], and derived from the original [[Red Hat Linux]] distribution.

The Fedora Project has the goal of building a complete, general-purpose [[operating system]] from [[free software]]. Fedora came about as a result of new [[business strategy]] which [[Red Hat]] implemented late in [[2003]]. The Project targetsenvisages Fedora Core for use bythat conventional Linux home users will use Fedora Core, and intends tothat it replace the consumer distributions of Red Hat Linux. (Red Hat intendshas thatpositioned [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] becomeas a [[business]]-oriented Linux distribution, and it offers software support for that distribution.) Support for Fedora comes from the greater community.

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