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Fedora (hat)

First in use: c. 1882
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Fedora Linux

First in use: c. 2003

Fedora / Fedora (hat) / Fedora Linux

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A felt hat vs. Red Hat's community distro.

Which meaning of Fedora is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Fedora (hat) came first (c. 1882). Fedora Linux arrived in 2003. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · c. 1882

Fedora (hat)

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Duplicate · c. 2003

Fedora Linux

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