[ale] What divides Linux Distros?

[Leam Hall]

On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 5:05 PM DJ-Pfulio via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>
> On 2/5/21 1:50 PM, Leam Hall via Ale wrote:
> > Besides some of us not liking systemd, is there a real reason for so
> > many Linux distros? Outside of "because we can", I mean.
> >
> > Not putting anyone down, I just wonder what would happen if we joined
> > efforts a bit more.
>
> Everyone is a little different. If someone decides to make a slightly
> different distro (cough - Linux Mint), then they can. People get tired
> of kitchen sink solutions, when we all have different kitchens. Every
> Linux user needs a slightly different solution.
>
> You may as well ask, why are there so many colors, types of shoes,
> vehicles, TVs, desks, chairs, word processors, blogs.


I'm more thinking of the variety that could grow if distro makers
could build just the bits they needed, instead of having to do the
whole thing to get their one thing.

In theory, it's all Linux, and the layers on top are built for the
task you want. How difficult is it to build those layers so they are
extensible?