[NMLUG] Why so many Linux distros?

[havoc at harrisdev.com (havoc)]

Ed Heron wrote:
> From: "Steve Browne" <sbrowne@ix.netcom.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:14 AM
> 
>> ...
>> Being a conservationist I can't let that last example pass. I wish I
>> could find a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with an average 60 mpg.
>> ...
> 
>  I've heard of a project to convert a Toyota Prius to plug-in hybrid.
> 
>  I don't understand why the auto manufacturers don't understand this is 
> a good thing.

I don't understand the never ending fascination with the plug-in car. 
Why are so many people interested in shifting from the cost of gasoline 
to a much higher electric bill (due to efficiency losses in generation 
and distribution) ... unless there is the opportunity to steal the 
electricity from a neighbor or employer... I suppose.

I also don't understand the desire for pollution shifting and 
concentrating. Traditional cars distribute a small amount of pollution 
over a wide are so that nature can process that pollution in a 
distributed manner. Plug-in electric cars shift a larger amount of 
pollution (due to efficiency losses in generation and distribution) to a 
centralized location so that the plant and animal life in the immediate 
area of the electric generation facilities are subjected to a level of 
pollution many orders of magnitude higher.

I think I'm overlooking some perceived advantage.

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