It is possible that it is related to how Turkey has been flagging Linux software as malware.

  • canpolat@programming.dev
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    8 months ago

    Here is the link to the original website (an NGO that monitors blocked websites in Turkey): https://ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/distrowatch-erisime-engelledi/

    And here is the Google translation of the text on that page:

    The IP address of the DistroWatch platform, which provides news, reviews, rankings and general information about Linux distributions, was blocked by the National Cyber ​​Incident Response Center (USOM) on the grounds of “IP hosting/spreading malware”.

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      8 months ago

      Arent most linux distros in DistroWatch open source thus mitigating the malware risk by a ton?