When referring to Fedora versions, e.g. in package names, the version number is sometimes prefixed with fc
. For example, a package built for Fedora 28 might have fc28
in its name. Similarly, CentOS packages seem to be named using el
, e.g. el7
for CentOS 7.
What do fc
and el
come from, and how do they relate to Fedora and CentOS, respectively?