This kind of view is outdated in 2026. The differences that actually matter are what the actual successful linuxes do.
Most of the mainstream distros are only mainstream for linux users. Exactly zero of them are successful as linux clients. Except for android, chromeOS, and steamOS. That is not a coincidence.
The idea that normal people are going to put up with "maintstream" linux distros is proven by the 4% marketshare over thirty years.




