Take control of your computer
Get the most from your hardware
Enjoy a reliable experience
Improve your experience behind the scenes
Develop and contribute quickly and efficiently
Be part of a thriving community
Have fun while interacting with other users and contributors
These are so incredibly unspecific
Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net
on 01 Aug 2024 05:50
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TL;DR:
Completely new distro, not just another fork of Ubuntu or Arch
Right now not usable at all. Mostly thought for testing the concepts and underlying technologies, like the new package manager.
Currently offers stock Gnome, but Cosmic will follow
New package manager called moss
Image based distro, very similar to Fedora Atomic with OSTree, with rollbacks and stuff
ReeSilva@bolha.forum
on 01 Aug 2024 09:53
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WHY? GOD WHY??? Why another new package manager???
Don’t like something? Search for something that suits you.
Can’t find something that suits you but know how to code? Create something that suits you.
ReeSilva@bolha.forum
on 01 Aug 2024 18:06
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Yeah, it is, but users avoid systems with high fragmentation. I’m not against create 1 billion package managers, but IMO distros should ship a default one (I’m in favor of something cross-distro, like Flatpaks) and if I want something different I just install it
refalo@programming.dev
on 02 Aug 2024 01:52
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This. Without any package and package maintainer, it will be pretty much useless
priapus@sh.itjust.works
on 02 Aug 2024 15:37
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And that’s how all package managers start. If it gets enough attention and enough people find the new capabilities of the package manager and distro interesting, it will get packages made for it.
dino@discuss.tchncs.de
on 02 Aug 2024 08:25
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Keeping an eye on this distro for over a year, I really hope this will be something innovative. But it is still very early, so lets see what the years to come will bring.
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What’s the point?
That website does not tell the basics, just insider talk.
I think the point is to make people aware of their progress and that they are open for testing.
I just made a TL;DR for you :)
The website has an about page in the sidebar.
From the website: Goals
Take control of your computer Get the most from your hardware Enjoy a reliable experience Improve your experience behind the scenes Develop and contribute quickly and efficiently Be part of a thriving community Have fun while interacting with other users and contributors
These are so incredibly unspecific
TL;DR:
mossWHY? GOD WHY??? Why another new package manager???
I think that’s the beauty of Linux, no?
Don’t like something? Search for something that suits you.
Can’t find something that suits you but know how to code? Create something that suits you.
Yeah, it is, but users avoid systems with high fragmentation. I’m not against create 1 billion package managers, but IMO distros should ship a default one (I’m in favor of something cross-distro, like Flatpaks) and if I want something different I just install it
xkcd.com/927
Nobody has to use your code, it’s just that you have the option to do so.
I’m waiting for the-crotchOS, a distro that caters to me specifically and no one else
It would be cool if the new package manager could take advantage of existing package repositories
This. Without any package and package maintainer, it will be pretty much useless
And that’s how all package managers start. If it gets enough attention and enough people find the new capabilities of the package manager and distro interesting, it will get packages made for it.
Keeping an eye on this distro for over a year, I really hope this will be something innovative. But it is still very early, so lets see what the years to come will bring.