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These Linux distros were abandoned by their creators, but they came back stronger than ever
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Linux projects have one advantage proprietary operating systems rarely get: their creators can leave without taking the code with them. Sometimes a founder retires, sometimes a company loses interest, and sometimes the person holding the keys disappears.
In each case below, a distro reached the point where its original steward was no longer steering it. The interesting part is what happened next. Some survived under new leadership, while others reappeared under a new name with fewer single points of failure than before.