> If every distribution was using the same packaging system, would they still be separate distributions?
Do we even need that many distributions? What's the value proposition for all those hundreds of Linux distros?
My impression is that for many of them its:
A. we want to make my own distro, to learn, get visibility or maybe even make money
B. we want to make our own distro because of an already existing user base from point A.
C. we want to make our own distro because we can't get along with distro X makers
I wish that the barrier to entry to making a Linux distro was higher. People would have to put more thought and effort into it and the overall quality would be higher.
