Omacom Foundation funding hits $10M

Omacom Foundation funding hits $10M
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> Beautiful, Modern & Opinionated Linux by DHH

That’s really a lot of money to raise for a Linux distribution. And with investors^Wpatrons such as Lütke and Dorsey, and DHH at the head it’s for sure something I wouldn‘t touch with a 10km long pole

Bit weird, but I support anything that lessens Microsoft domination. Especially with Apple losing their way.

It's a linux distribution focused on a specific type of user (a software developer) that drops the Linux-typical approach to UX of "doesn't matter, all linux users and devs are hackers that will configure and install everything they need".

That's...just not true? Most of us like MacOS because we don't want to.

It comes with sensible configuration, an AI-centric approach (documentation for the LLM to customize the system is included in the OS) instead of AI-negationism, and bundles all sensible software a development machine should have.

It always felt like all Linux distributions were mostly focused on the conventions and politics instead of the final assembled product itself. So you get a great OS, but with everything left to the user when it comes to UX.

I think DHH will succeed here because he's the right person for it: opinionated, well networked, has a following, capable.

I don't personally love him but he brings what most distro maintainers don't: product vision and a taste on how a development machine should work.