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On 2024-10-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:48:54 -0400, DFS wrote:
>
>> Right now distrowatch lists 165 active x86_64 desktop Linux distros.
>> 
>> But 8-10 distros make up 90% of Linux desktop users.
>> 
>> What's the lesson here?
>
> Any hobbyist can create a distro? What was the one you were touting a 
> while back that a guy created so his father could easily install it and 
> play games on Linux?

Exactly. Many distributions are created for specific purposes. There's even 
one distribution created just for fixing boot issues, aptly named 
"boot-repair-disk." 

Choice is good. Open source freedom is good. (Note to Windows users, it's 
not "scary" at all.)

-- 
“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy 
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien