How can i trust Linux?

[Like a Western!]

Hi guys,
i am Microsoft User since Windows XP was popular and i was a kid ..

so now i underestand much more than those times.. so i am looking for a OS which have a good and trustable privacy policies.. so in the last 2 years i mean 2015 and 2016 i heard a lot about that Microsoft is spying on us. even saw some freewares for stop Microsoft Spying ( never tested them ) so , finally i want to switch on Linux, well something is bothering me with that, is that i don't know Linux Creator ! i mean
who and which company created Linux? personally i don't know ( i asked some guys they didn't know really also )
where is it from?
even have not a Official website like Microsoft.
i mean, about Microsft , at least i know its company, its a huge name ! also have an official website and a known company in the world. but Linux? i just googled Linux, well i'm just seeing some news about that and some download center which offering mint x64 )) i mean wtf? where is its company, whats its official website.. ? please let me know if you know something usefull for my concern about LinuX


Regards,Parham

 

[TheSuperGeek]

First of all, linux is only the kernel. But as you take GNU/Linux, you have access to the source code, so you can check
The official Kernel website : The Linux Kernel Archives
The GNU website : gnu.org
And every distribution have a website

 

[Like a Western!]

but where is their company? someone just created for example mint, and also created a website for it on the internet? thats it? we should trust a website?

 

[Tiny]

@Mr.Pr - Linux mint is one of several linux flavours out there. There are different versions to suit your needs and the teams maintaining these distros vary in size and funding. I would suggest you read these pages for a bit of insight into both Linux and the distro you looked up.

History of Linux

Linux Mint

I have used Linux mint for a few years and it's quite good. The community is always very helpful and as with all the distros I know of, you can create a bootable usb and check out which you prefer.

 

[sudo -i]

While this isn't a direct answer to your question, I hope it helps.
If you can't trust Linux or have doubts about it, you should stay off any and all technology entirely.

And hopefully this is your follow-up question; You can find trusted distros and their websites here:
List of Linux distributions - Wikipedia

And once you get more comfortable with the idea of Linux and distros, you can follow distros more closely here:
DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.

 

[Ink]

I don't know the specifics about the Linux Kernel, but Linux/UNIX is widely used around the world. Not everyone uses Windows on their server.

You have heard of Mint?
Linux Mint is popular, community-driven and based on Ubuntu and Debian.

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu.
Canonical | The company behind Ubuntu

Etc.


Android uses a Linux kernel, but because it's developed by Google, you probably won't trust it - if you believe the Windows 10 spying claims.

It's all subjective.

 

[Deleted member 178]

Privacy isn't software-dependent , it is user-dependent.