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:Should Linux Standardize on a Single Distro?
Should Linux Standardize on a Single Distro?
May 5, 2008, 20 :15 UTC (25 Talkback[s]) (5200 reads)

(Other stories by Shawn Powers)

"When I demonstrate software for Linux Journal, I tend to use Ubuntu as my operating system. The reason is simply because Ubuntu is extremely popular, but it begs the question, should the Linux community standardize on a single distribution? Let's look at some of the pros and cons:

"Advantages of a Single Linux Distro

  • "Linux support would be simplified, as the question of 'what distro' wouldn't be relevant.
  • "Software vendors could release a single package that would install on all Linux desktops..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
should we all speak English?  No.  That  ...   nope   
stew
May 5, 2008, 20:31:25
 
Not worth the read.  This topic has been ...   Bad article - skip this one   
dan
May 5, 2008, 20:39:20
 
How would you suggest the "community" st ...   Standardize?   
Howard Pepper
May 5, 2008, 20:43:09
 
How about M$ open source Windows and we  ...   I have a better idea   
Ax Slingr
May 5, 2008, 20:56:48
 
Too much is happening with distributions ...   No.   
philc
May 5, 2008, 21:01:13
 
Like it or not, if Linux ever catches on ...   like it or not...   
Rob
May 5, 2008, 21:14:33
 
Worse yet, should OS's standardize o ...   Should ice cream standardize on vanilla?   
jp
May 5, 2008, 21:24:04
 
It won't happen, period! One suit fi ...   Over millions of dead bodies   
Sid Boyce
May 5, 2008, 21:29:19
 
Yes, yes, and for the love of Jeebus, Ye ...   YES   
teasphere
May 5, 2008, 22:00:44
 
> Too much is happening with distributio ...   Re: No.   
scott_R
May 5, 2008, 22:30:21
 
I am definitely not a big fan of ubuntu, ...   no....   
LD
May 5, 2008, 23:11:04
 
[Sid Boyce] >> It won't happen, peri ...   Solutions   
Jose_X
May 5, 2008, 23:22:12
 
Yes, Linux would benefit from standards. ...   Standardize yes. One distro, no thanks   
ue
May 5, 2008, 23:24:02
 
we need lots of distros. if we had justo ...   more distro other than Mandriva ?   
patrick_darcy
May 6, 2008, 00:35:24
 
As long as it is my distro and not your  ...   Yes (wink!)   
sc
May 6, 2008, 03:02:42
 
Well, it may LOOK the best-- after you&# ...   It would have to be Mandriva ???   
rickst29
May 6, 2008, 05:09:20
 
Off course, but the problem would be on  ...   Yes, but...   
Olaf
May 6, 2008, 08:29:43
 
Yes.  Guess what, it's all over, and ...   Yes and no   
blackbelt_jones
May 6, 2008, 11:21:07
 
Of course Linux must standardize on the  ...   Clearly   
Dale Pontius
May 6, 2008, 12:48:20
 
1) The absurd number of package delivery ...   Not One Distro, but...   
john
May 6, 2008, 12:55:46
 
...would solve most of the remaining iss ...   Statically linked binaries...   
cjm
May 6, 2008, 15:02:00
 
"The reason is simply because Ubuntu is  ...   Beg the Question   
Colin Walls
May 6, 2008, 15:50:55
 
We can use more standards, always. But i ...   Plan for realistic scenario   
Jose_X
May 6, 2008, 18:23:19
 
How about MS Linux! Huh? ... Huh?Here we ...   I know!   
Kevin Hudson
May 6, 2008, 18:25:53
 
>> Plus who cares what I use except me?  ...   Re: Plan for realistic scenario   
Jose_X
May 6, 2008, 21:28:42
 
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