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Linux-Watch: There Are Too Darned Many Linuxes

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Sep 30, 2005

“By my count, there are one million, two hundred and seventy
thousand, and four hundred and seventeen Linux distributions.

“Nah, I’m kidding. There are only, by my quick count, one
hundred and forty one Linux distributions. Currently shipping. For
the Intel platform. In English.

“Is it just me, or is something wrong here…?”

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