Cogito Distro Sum. On a philosophical note, this article discusses the severe fragmentation in the Linux desktop distribution world, the unnatural non-hierarchical development model, the clash of egos, and more. Take a look.

If Tom Clancy had been a technophile of the software kind, he'd have used this title instead of the familiar one for one of his iconic blockbuster thrillers. The thing is, Linux accounts for a tiny percentage of the overall desktop market share. The perennial 1% has been around roughly since 2005, and even if the actual share is higher than that, it's still a small and largely insignificant fraction. And yet, there are hundreds of Linux distributions populating this narrow, crowded arena. Why? Well, ego, of course.