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+Title: Disto Differences
+Description: A detailed examination in how linux distributions differ
+Tags:
+  - linux
+
+---
+
+Project duration: May 2024 / Stevens Spring 2024 Semester
+
+Visit [https://ezrizhu.github.io/cs497](https://ezrizhu.github.io/cs497).
+
+Linux distributions provide users with a wide array of options when choosing an
+operating system. Users typically anticipate that software designed for Linux
+should operate seamlessly across various distributions. Nonetheless, the
+responsibility falls on developers to ensure their applications are compatible
+with all the different distros. This book aims to establish a foundation that
+assists software engineers in creating more versatile programs. It does so by
+highlighting some of the key differences among Linux distributions that are
+significant for software development, as well as explaining how these
+diversities are first built into the distributions themselves.
+
+In the Reproduction chapter, you will find guides on how you can also generate
+these distro differences for your own analysis.
+
+Under the Distros section, you will find how these linux distributions are built
+from the ground up, which is where the divergence happens.
+
+Under the Main Differences section, you will find some of the main differences
+between Linux distros, and how they may impact a software's portability.
+
+This book hopes to be useful for all software engineers, sysadmins, and security
+researchers. This book, code used throughout, and results are all available on
+[Github](https://github.com/ezrizhu/cs497) under the MIT License.
+
+This book was created by [Ezri Zhu](https://ezrizhu.com) as the final project
+for CS 497 Independent Study at the Stevens Institute of Technology, advised by
+Professor [Michael Greenberg](https://www.stevens.edu/profile/mgreenbe).