Comment 506 for bug 1

I hope I'm not repeating previous comments, but I think this bug would be best addressed if the distros were consolidated down to specific Linux OS packages, such as "Linux Enterprise", "Linux Studio" and "Linux Home/Office" (or Linterprise, LinStudio and LinHoff).

I believe that whilst the community continues to splinter off like this, the result will be slower progress. Fewer companies and individuals really trust an OS which consists of dozens of competing factions, IMHO.

If all the incredible mental resources around the world (that are currently almost competing on various distros), were to focus on such specific platforms, would this not be sufficient to topple the behemoth?

Whilst competition may encourage new ideas, it hampers the overall improvement. With visionary architects like Torvalds, Shuttleworth and co. overseeing the direction of everyone's work, I believe Linux would continue to evolve into the leading OS, whilst retaining the benefits of OSS.