What kind of support do they receive from Canonical or/and Ubuntu community? Who decides a distro should become official flavour?
What privileges do "official flavours" have over unofficial derivatives of Ubuntu like Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Deepin OS,etc.?
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Best Answer
The Ubuntu Technical Board. From the Ubuntu Wiki page on recognized flavours:
From the same Ubuntu Wiki page:
And, of course, only official flavours are supported here on Ask Ubuntu.