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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 23:14:07 -0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 28 May 2025 12:03:02 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:

> Standardisation won't happen, not without a single authoritative Linux
> OS.

I’ve got news for you: all those hundreds of Linux distros can exist and 
offer a wide range of choice while continuing tto interoperate as part of 
a common ecosystem precisely because they are built on a common OS kernel.

Compare the BSD situation, with only a fraction of the number of variants, 
yet they are far more fragmented than the Linux situation is, without 
offering anywhere near corresponding variety.