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[NMLUG] Why so many Linux distros?
I am sure is part of evolution,
many will disappear,
but they are needed to generate new treats
and it is for sure an academic exercise which will leverage
the scope of the "tweaker" 's next project
your participation in evolution should be not picking them
On Oct 9, 2006, at 6:27 AM, Steve Browne wrote:
> The rapid proliferation of Linux distros is leaving me flabbergasted.
> I'm wondering, why? Is it just an academic ego exercise to have your
> "own" distro because you've changed some graphics and tweaked some
> functions? How many of these variants are actually of service to the
> end user?
>
> The stumbling block for Linux has been the (un)availability of
> high-end professional applications for it, NOT open-source. I can
> understand that developers might have a hard time porting their
> applications to Linux if there are 300+ versions of it.
>
> My analogy has always been, the use of the English language (for
> example) is free. Nobody claims that there is only ONE version of the
> English language. However if there were 300+ versions of it you might
> understandably seek an alternative to work with.
>
> There are the dwindling egomaniacs who stake their claim to fame on
> legal technicalities, such as whether the operating system is Linux or
> GNU_Linux, but I expect these trivial troublemakers will disappear in
> short time.
>
> Steve
> Stephen B. Browne
> sbrowne@ix.netcom.com
> "It's kind of fun to do the impossible."
> - Walt Disney
>
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