Re: Distros specifically designed for children

On 2025-05-28, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

On 5/27/25 7:49 AM, Borax Man wrote:

On 2025-05-27, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 26 May 2025 11:14:02 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:
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We would have 1,000 distros without this mentality.

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Is that a good or a bad thing?

 
Do'h!, I meant we would NOT have 1,000 distros!  The fragementations
into different distros, different methods of packaging, different ways
of storing and configuring is overall, a hindrance.  Its a fake
"choice", because for the vast majority of people, who cares?
 
If there was only RPM, no Deb, would that matter?

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   Too MUCH 'choice' CAN be as bad as too LITTLE choice.
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   CURRENTLY - I think the Linux universe has become just
   TOO diverse. More standardization would be a longer
   term advantage.
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   Yea yea, everybody THINKS they have the Better Way,
   but too often it's merely "different", no real
   long-term advantage at all.
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   I like to play with Linux/BSD distros. Have seen
   more and more 'diversity', but NOT 'improvement'.

The biggest improvements have been software and hardware related.
Better hardware support, and more supported software.  I can run Zoom,
Signal, Discord, Doom 2016 on Linux now.  Back when I started, I would
have to sometimes dual boot into Windows.  Now I don't need windows.  We
can thank Valve and software vendors who are relasing Linux binaries and
the Linux kernel team.  They made Linux a viable OS.  That and Pipewire,
etc.  Improvements are real.

Standardisation won't happen, not without a single authoritative Linux
OS.  Choice is not necessarily freedom.