As far as I know flatpak applications can be distributed as a file without the need for a repository, just like .deb or .rpm files

What do you use bags for that you can’t use reusable containers for?

If you assume malware is installed on a computer, typing a password using a keyboard is not safe either…

Not because Oracle likes open source, but because they like to profit from RedHat’s hard work.

The upside of this is that if you don’t like how a particular community is being moderated, you can follow a different community about the same topic

You will only notice the downside of a rolling release distribution when using it for years. Large breaking changes might unexpectedly be applied to your system, instead of at fixed points in time like with other distributions.

Can’t you keep using CentOS stream? Isn’t it still a very stable distribution? Just slightly upstream of RHEL instead of downstream.

Debian packports provided what I needed when bullseye had outdated packages before the bookworm release. For qemu, libvirt, kernel and ZFS.

One downside of testing is that it isn’t monitored by the Debian security team. Combined with the fact that updates are delayed compared to unstable, it can take many weeks to get important security updates.

I found that system76 is well priced compared to Windows brands. Avoid paying for the Windows license fee!

It does benefit RedHat, but that seems fair to me. We’re getting a great free Linux distribution in return

I have been using desktop Linux for years and never realized… thanks!

Metrics can be very valuable, the people who really care can just uncheck the box as part of the initial installation. I regularly submit crash reports which contain far more personal information. I think this is a good move.