What exactly is an OS to you? All distros are operating systems because they ship all the tools and utilities need for the system to function (on top of a package manager).

The fact that the KDE devs didn’t write that code themselves doesn’t disqualify it from being an OS.

KDE neon is what they’re selling

Have you tried manually installing it?

They’re not the ones with their genetic data for sale on the dark web though…

Every country can and will go to great lengths to stop people from trying to infringe on their sovereignty. Dirty tactics (convert killings are honestly not even close to the worst these guys do) are the name of the game.

I’d be very surprised if the us will just let some revolt in Alaska allow it to become an independent nation for example.

So you’re asking people what they do for a living?

Doing something for 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week makes you a lot better at that thing than other people.