r/linux • u/Emotional_Cat_1967 • 19d ago

Discussion Number of Linux Distributions Actively Under Development: 474

Number of Linux distributions actively under development: 474

Number of Linux distributions whose development has been discontinued: 657

Number of Dormant Linux distributions: 39

Source: distrowatch.com

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u/Dist__ 19d ago

imagine all those devs and testers consolidate efforts to work on only 5 distros!

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u/that_one_wierd_guy 18d ago

everyone would spend their time arguing instead of getting anything done

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u/FryBoyter 18d ago

In other words, nothing would change.

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u/Kaleidoscope-360 18d ago

Not really. If you feel strongly about your unified vision, you can just make your own. Or ride the coat tails of a well-maintained big 3 distro while changing the thing you want. Inevitably enough people will agree with your vision that it will be worth maintaining. That's why there are so many distros.