Yes, I agree. In fact, the real point of diminishing returns is 6 MP. I frequently set my 12 MP camera at 6 for snapshots. Who needs to download a 15 MB RAW file for the average photo? These megapixel wars have been in the nutty zone for about 2-3 years now. I have watched it assuming the camera manufacturers don't know a better way to market their cameras.

The future of photography will be the same as the past of photography: signal to noise and color in the hands of craftsmen will make the best pictures.

The megapixelly challenged are just collecting lenses and bodies. Frankly, I'm glad they are distracted by something.

The installer cd and desktop skin of the platform is irrelevant to the underlying functionality. This is precisely why we should pool our resources around the best distribution. Does Linus weigh in on what boot loader people should use? Or what X11 based gui?

Embedded systems, and rare platforms will take care of themselves. They will always be supported in the same sense that any platform is supported because this is open source.

Apparently, "open source" is the new word for "end of life."