All the distros are the providers here. The Linux kernel is not an operating system.
replySince GNU(or other)/Linux OSes allow the sysadmin to compose the OS out of parts and change them, the final OS is created by the sysadmin. That's what makes distributing binary software so annoying for maintainers, every installation can be it's own snowflake OS.
replyWouldn't that include using it on any cloud service that let's you pick it?
reply> since its not tied to a particular computer.
replyThat's a really weird and nonsensical reading of "operating system software on a computer".