CentOS is a Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a North American Linux vendor. It conforms fully with the upstream vendor's redistribution policy and aims to be 10... More

CentOS is a Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a North American Linux vendor. It conforms fully with the upstream vendor's redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. It mainly changes packages to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork. The releases are not restricted by per seat licensing in any way. CentOS-4 is based on Enterprise Linux 4, CentOS-3 is based on Enterprise Linux 3, and CentOS-2 is based on Advanced Server 2.1.  [edit]  Less