I don't know. I thought Linus just wanted to create a free Unix compatible OS, for anyone, coders, non-coders or otherwise. 'Linux was originally developed for personal computers based on the Intel x86 architecture, but has since been ported to more platforms than any other operating system. In 1991, while attending the University of Helsinki, Torvalds became curious about operating systems.[39] Frustrated by the licensing of MINIX, which at the time limited it to educational use only,[38] he began to work on his own operating system kernel, which eventually became the Linux kernel. Torvalds began the development of the Linux kernel on MINIX and applications written for MINIX were also used on Linux. Later, Linux matured and further Linux kernel development took place on Linux systems.[40] GNU applications also replaced all MINIX components, because it was advantageous to use the freely available code from the GNU Project with the fledgling operating system; code licensed under the GNU GPL can be reused in other computer programs as long as they also are released under the same or a compatible license. Torvalds initiated a switch from his original license, which prohibited commercial redistribution, to the GNU GPL.[41] Developers worked to integrate GNU components with the Linux kernel, making a fully functional and free operating system.[42]' Linus Torvalds had wanted to call his invention "Freax", a portmanteau of "free", "freak", and "x" (as an allusion to Unix). During the start of his work on the system, some of the project's makefiles included the name "Freax" for about half a year. Torvalds had already considered the name "Linux", but initially dismissed it as too egotistical.[43] ~ Wikipedia I don't think that's the case. If people want to fork or develop their own distro that's OK and I don't think anyone would argue with that. Usually it doesn't really add anything to Linux as a whole though does it? Without some business acumen, or working with OEM's for hardware and other compatibility, it's just going to be a hobbyist project. And then we're back to square one. A distro that's not properly supported, incompatible, unusable for most people, and will probably disappear after a few months.
