There no differences between multiple Linux
distributions and forking your own mutant copy
of your favorite project because you can't play
nice with the current custodians. Making a new
distro isn't as beneficial as incorporating
your additional changes or features into an
existing
distribution. Having multiple distro's should be
seen as an intermediate step for trying out
major structural changes. The smaller distros
should consider it their duty to the larger Linux
community to try to get the features that make
them special integrated into the larger, more
popular distributions.
Now, when those features are install and packaging
related it's very hard for a single distro
to support multiple variations at the same time.
(But not impossible). Strengthening the LSB
should make more features possible without needing
to make your own distro.
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There no differences between multiple Linux distributions and forking your own mutant copy of your favorite project because you can't play nice with the current custodians. Making a new distro isn't as beneficial as incorporating your additional changes or features into an existing distribution. Having multiple distro's should be seen as an intermediate step for trying out major structural changes. The smaller distros should consider it their duty to the larger Linux community to try to get the features that make them special integrated into the larger, more popular distributions. Now, when those features are install and packaging related it's very hard for a single distro to support multiple variations at the same time. (But not impossible). Strengthening the LSB should make more features possible without needing to make your own distro.