There is a growing identity crisis in the Linux community. In simplest terms, is Ubuntu taking the spotlight away from other deserving Linux distributions?

This has been charged over and again. While I can certainly see how some people might feel that Linux is being seen as a single distribution, I would also point out that the Ubuntu developers and the companies that support Ubuntu are not doing anything that cannot be duplicated.

Similar Distributions: Without High Adoption Rate. I don't care if the group running your distro is a non-profit or if the project is directly sponsored by a for-profit entity. Without dedicated individuals addressing more than mere development, you will see what has happened to other distributions continue in Ubuntu's wake.

OpenSuSE, Fedora, Debian, Mandriva.