On 2025-01-07 16:37, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
Hi all, Hoping your holidays were magical. My question comes from a discussion on a Linux and disabilities list. New person frankly bewildered by why there are so many Linux distributions at all, along side the benefits of say a specific kind of desktop over another. Got me wondering in general what motivates you to prefer your distribution of choice?
At (former) work, I used Ubuntu in WSL or Hyper-V, because everyone else used Ubuntu. At home, I use Slackware/KDE. I started with it and can't be bothered to change to Kubuntu. I used to be locked to KDE KOrganizer, but I'm using Thunderbird now. So, I can switch, but can't justify the hassle.
That too, with my actually wondering indeed why there are so many Linux distributions, how all those editions helps someone outside the operating system make a choice.
All those distros are bragging rights and resume fillers. There may be a distro for particular needs, but it usually doesn't last, because market is too small, author grows up, and/or something better comes up.
Just curious, Karen
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