I have started using Linux recently and have been enjoying the open-source nature of it. I was browsing a website called [distrowatch.com](http://distrowatch.com) that has hundreds of Linux distros. All of them are free to use (ubuntu, debian, Kali, Quebes, Tails, etc.) How are they maintained if it doesn’t cost anything to download and install them?
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A lot of them are configured by the people who want to use them. They like their sister’s a certain way and none of the other offerings do it that way.
The fact that anyone can download them is why there are so many. If you want a distro of your own, you can download it, modify it, give it a new name, and share it. This behaviour is something the community approves of.
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