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by geocrasher 1915 days ago
"useful resources for students and families"

"and even works without internet access."

"free for individuals and non-commercial use up to 500 computers"

I'm confused- who are they targeting? At endlessos.org, I found this:

"We're not changing the way technology works... we are working to make it better.

We develop our tools to meet the needs of real users with diverse technical challenges to work with.

We design them with access, agency, and usability in mind. This approach allows us to create as much positive impact as possible for our communities."

Am I the only one who finds such marketing speak to be a sure sign to run the opposite direction and stick with a well known FOSS distro?

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AFAIK they are aiming the educational market. With some emphasis on developing countries and non-connected schools. The OS, for example, comes "with over 50,000 Wikipedia articles".
I did see that too- but if that's the case, why not just explicitly say so instead of all the vaguespeak.
Probably to avoid narrowing the public.