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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
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From what I understand it is just a restriction on calling "Rust" something that is not officially Rust, I don't think there is a problem for anyone who manages code written in Rust instead.
Also from what I know Free Software is about code, it doesn't say anything about how to manage trademarks.
Yeah, Free Software licenses state that you have to be allowed to modify and redistribute the software. It does not state that you have to be allowed to call your fork the same as the original software.
And given that it is very much already good manners to not call your fork the same as the original, this trademark topic is only really relevant for distributions, when they want to apply custom patches (without renaming the software).