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I asked two questions:

http://superuser.com/questions/856216/what-tablets-exist-that-will-run-any-distribution-of-linux-nativelyhttps://superuser.com/questions/856216/what-tablets-exist-that-will-run-any-distribution-of-linux-natively

What linux distributions exist that will run natively on a tablet?What linux distributions exist that will run natively on a tablet?

One was closed, and the other might be. I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between questions that ask for a recommendation, vs questions that merely ask if a particular thing exists. Or, are they both off topic? I would like my questions to fall into the latter category, and if that product-exist questions are on topic, how can I phrase my question(s) to eliminate the ambiguity?

I asked two questions:

http://superuser.com/questions/856216/what-tablets-exist-that-will-run-any-distribution-of-linux-natively

What linux distributions exist that will run natively on a tablet?

One was closed, and the other might be. I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between questions that ask for a recommendation, vs questions that merely ask if a particular thing exists. Or, are they both off topic? I would like my questions to fall into the latter category, and if that product-exist questions are on topic, how can I phrase my question(s) to eliminate the ambiguity?

I asked two questions:

https://superuser.com/questions/856216/what-tablets-exist-that-will-run-any-distribution-of-linux-natively

What linux distributions exist that will run natively on a tablet?

One was closed, and the other might be. I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between questions that ask for a recommendation, vs questions that merely ask if a particular thing exists. Or, are they both off topic? I would like my questions to fall into the latter category, and if that product-exist questions are on topic, how can I phrase my question(s) to eliminate the ambiguity?

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Is there a difference between a product rec question and a product exist question?

I asked two questions:

http://superuser.com/questions/856216/what-tablets-exist-that-will-run-any-distribution-of-linux-natively

What linux distributions exist that will run natively on a tablet?

One was closed, and the other might be. I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between questions that ask for a recommendation, vs questions that merely ask if a particular thing exists. Or, are they both off topic? I would like my questions to fall into the latter category, and if that product-exist questions are on topic, how can I phrase my question(s) to eliminate the ambiguity?