Why so many distros? The Weird History of Linux

Why are there so many Linux distros? Take a brief journey through the history of Linux to understand hundreds of different distros exist today https://fireship.io/

00:00 In the Beginning
01:10 GNU + Linux
02:44 What is a Distro?
03:29 Slackware
03:48 Debian
05:30 Redhat
06:17 Arch
06:59 Independent Distros
07:58 Bonus Mindblower

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References:

Linux https://www.linux.org/
96.3% of servers run Linux https://www.zdnet.com/article/....can-the-internet-exi
Torvalds uses Fedora https://www.zdnet.com/article/....look-whats-inside-li
GNU/Linux Unified Logo https://www.reddit.com/r/linux..../comments/2a8xvf/sol
Linux Army https://www.reddit.com/r/linux....masterrace/comments/
Distro Timeline https://upload.wikimedia.org/w....ikipedia/commons/1/1