Trisquit, If you decide to use Fedora, remember it is not a free distro <http://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html>. You can remove the nonfree bits yourself. You can replace linux with linux-Libre but you will not be sure other packages are or recommend use of nonfree software.
If you want to learn how a distro is made, you can try Parabola. Ututo is a distro that was the first libre distro and focuses on concepts of usability and on-the-edge development. It is the best to use a distribution <http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html> that does not attack its community by not including or recommending non-free software because that will enhance the importance of supporting developers that do respect the user. Of course you can use non-free software on any free distro but the difference is that it will prioritize your freedom to anything else. On other distros it is the other way around.
