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[News] Why Many GNU/Linux Distributions Are a Great Things

  • Subject: [News] Why Many GNU/Linux Distributions Are a Great Things
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:52:50 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Too many free operating systems? I don't think so.

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| And people say there is too much choice?? It pretty much comes down to 
| basically only 3 ways. Choose one and you're already going to be making 
| significant compromises.  
| 
| No. The killer distro hasn't arrived yet. Not for me. Until it does, I will 
| be on the look out for more choice, not less. 
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http://www.nuxified.org/blog/too_many_free_operating_systems_i_dont_think_so


Related:

The distro jungle

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| People who are new to Linux are often confused by the large number of
| distributions to choose from. The good news is that you can safely ignore 
| most of them. This article helps you choose a distribution for getting 
| started with your Linux exploration—and helps you understand just what 
| it is you've just chosen.
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http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-linux-distros/?S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=GR&ca=dgr-btw01distrojungle


359 Choices

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| I would also strongly dispute the notion that IT managers would be daunted by 
| these many distros. No offense, but any IT manager worth their salt is not 
| just going to visit Distrowatch to find their first Linux distribution 
| deployment. They're going to research other sources, talk to peers, and very 
| likely contact the larger commercially oriented distribution companies. So 
| again, tossing out the Big! Scary! 359! Distros! number is really just 
| that--a scare tactic.      
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2007-07-20-028-26-OP-SW


Tech media doesn’t get open source

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| I just want to tell the tech media that
| 
|     * Open Source is not a business model. It is a platform on which
|       different business models can play out. It is a great leveler of
|       the business playing field.
| 
|     * Open Source is fully democratic. Please take time to understand
|       how consensus is built in the open source communities, especiall
|       in the kernel group.
| 
|       [...]
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http://www.krishworld.com/blog/open-source/tech-media-doesnt-get-open-source/


Why Having 500+ Distros is a Good Thing

,----[ Quote ]
| Perhaps next time the author might think about what they're
| saying...because limiting the number of distros out there is
| absolutely NOT the way to go to accomplish anything other
| than limiting innovation.
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http://linux-blog.org/index.php?/archives/186-Why-Having-500+-Distros-is-a-Good-Thing.html

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