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Welcome to the Distro Transparency Index

The DTI measures and compares the transparency of Linux distributions.

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Important Notice: DTI Update in Progress

We are currently in the process of gathering additional information from various Linux distributions to enhance the accuracy and completeness of our Distro Transparency Index (DTI).

The final update of the DTI will be published on September 9, 2024.

This deadline allows ample time for distributions to respond to our information requests and for our team to thoroughly analyze and incorporate the new data. The updated index will reflect the most current state of transparency across Linux distributions.

We appreciate your patience and invite you to check back on or after September 3, 2025, for the most up-to-date and comprehensive DTI rankings.

Thank you for your interest in promoting transparency in the Linux community.

Distro Transparency Index (DTI)
Governance Model Decision Making Model Governance Transparency Finance Transparency Code Transparency
CD - Community-Driven C - Centralized H - High H - High H - High
FS - Foundation-Supported D - Distributed M - Medium M - Medium M - Medium
CC - Corporate-Controlled H - Hybrid L - Low L - Low L - Low
MG - Mixed Governance
Distribution Score Governance Model Decision Making Model Governance Transparency Finance Transparency Code Transparency
Debian 100.00 CD D H H H
Gentoo 97.22 CD D H H H
FreeBSD 97.06 FS D H H H
Arch Linux 94.44 CD D H H H
AlmaLinux 88.24 FS D H H H
NixOS 86.11 FS D L H H
Fedora 80 (76.84) FS D H H H
Mageia 80 (70.59) CD D L H H
openSUSE 80 (66.76) MG H M H H
Alpine Linux 73.53 CD D L H H
Linux Mint 70.59 MG H H M H
Tuxedo 55.88 CC C M M H
Void Linux 52.78 CD D L L H
Ubuntu 50 CC C L L H
Kali OS 50 MG H L L H
EndeavourOS 47.22 CD D L L H
elementary OS 47.06 MG H L L H
Solus OS 35.29 CC C L L M
Puppy Linux 33.33 CD D L L M
Manjaro 33.33 MG H L L M
MX Linux 32.35 MG H L L M
Nobara 29.41 MG H L M M
antiX 29.41 CC C L L M
Pop!_OS 26.47 CC C L L M
ArcoLinux 26.47 MG H L L M
Vanilla OS 23.53 MG H L L M
SparkyLinux 20.59 MG H L L M
Linux Lite 14.71 CC C L L L
Zorin OS 5.88 CC C L L L
Note: Scores are based on evaluations of governance models, decision-making models, and transparency levels across governance, finance, and code.