Happy 20th birthday, Linux
I thought this quote was interesting: 'helped keep Linux together and defy the trend for forking and fractionalization' when compared with images like this regarding the numerous distributions:<p><a href="http://files.cyberciti.biz/uploads/tips/2007/06/44218-linuxdistrotimeline-7.2.png" rel="nofollow">http://files.cyberciti.biz/uploads/tips/2007/06/44218-linuxd...</a><p>DISCLAIMER: I've never used Linux, partly because of the above ('which one should I pick?'). Also, I'm not trolling here, but would welcome the opportunity to understand why (to a newcomer at least) there seem to be so many variations to choose from.