On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Brock Noland wrote: > "If they have the same kernels and the same libraries in the same > locations, why does it matter which one you are using?" > > They don't have the same kernels and same libraries. Oh. Good answer. To what degree do the kernels differ? I thought a Linux team made the kernel and the distros all used the same kernel but perhaps different versions. Do the different kernels prevent binaries from one distro from functioning properly on another distro? Regarding libraries: I thought the point of LSB was mostly to get the libraries to be the same, or at least fully compatible. What's going on with that? Do differences in libraries cause binaries from one distro from working on another distro. Best, Mike