Journal: One distro to rule them all...

It goes without saying that Linux has come a long way in the past few years, and with Ubuntu's continued development, we've seen the creation of one of the first truly viable open source competitors to Windows on the Desktop in terms of ease of use, stability, and over-all polished look and feel. All that being said, within the Linux community I still see the continued development of other competing distributions. While it's undeniable that variety is the spice of life, I can't help wondering if at this stage, it might be worth shifting the focus from various competing distributions to one distribution. Under this paradigm shift, more emphasis could be placed on enhanced compatibility, and further enhanced ease of use. Surely this would lead to greater mainstream acceptance? The most daunting aspect of linux to any non-techy is the lack of total software standardization (RPM's vs. DEB's, and other things...). While I enjoy tinkering as much as the next techer, it hasn't escaped me that the average joe is far less curious, and most likely views their PC in the same way they view their toaster. This average joe is still the main market for software and PC makers. Why not give the public what they want?