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Originally Posted by Ido_Wolf
Linux Mint, and Ubuntu's variations will probably be all the same or at least very similar releases, and then an additional release for Fedora will probably cover most FRC/Linux users.
Another solution would be source code releases, but we're still talking about proprietary products at the end of the day so...
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Source code releases aren't the same as an open source development model. My opinion is that most of the gain for the company doing the release is only seen if they actually develop in the style of an open source project: clear route for patch inclusion, licence to encourage contributions, and open development practices.
Also, can you clarify what you mean by "proprietary products at the end of the day"?
Edit: ah, got it: source code releases was for multi-distro support purposes. I'll leave my comments, but they are now mostly irrelevant.
That said, other binary products (nvidia's drivers, eagle, and oracle's jvm, for example) have no issue running on whatever linux they are thrown at. I advise caution in building a DS towards a particular linux distribution. Don't assume so quickly that targeting it in that way is a requirement.