I think the same points made in Larry&#x27;s 1993 paper could be made about various Linux distributions:<p><pre><code>  Why a gazillion package managers?
  Why not a common filesystem layout?
  Why not a standard desktop?
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IMO, Linus should enforce his Linux trademark by forcing every distribution to follow a set of standards.  If they don&#x27;t, they can&#x27;t call it &quot;Linux&quot;.  If he got them in a room and said &quot;This is the way it&#x27;s going to be, or else&quot;, they&#x27;d do it.