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pop! shares dna with elementary (same people worked on both) and probably is closer to that definition. E.g. backed by a company with actual customer support. D

pop! shares dna with elementary (same people worked on both) and probably is closer to that definition. E.g. backed by a company with actual customer support. Different aesthetics though.

alexis_fr 7y ago
It’s worth developing: Pop! is the fork of Elementary by System76, which is known for high-quality open-source laptops/desktops. I have never tried either so I can’t assess the quality. From the screenshots I have seen, it remains Linux, so not as smooth as macOS.
- iad 7y ago
  When you say fork are you talking about the desktop environments or the whole distros? Pop's desktop environment looks like a barely customized Gnome3 session to me. I'm not sure I would even call it a fork. Looks more like just a theme. Pantheon (Elementary) is more of a fork of Gnome3, reusing some low level parts but presenting a much different experience to the user.
  - bwat49 7y ago
    yeah pop is just using the gnome desktop (with custom theming, a few extensions, and an improved set of default keyboard shortcuts. They have collaborated with elementary in a few areas though. Instead of gnome software, they have Pop Shop, which I believe is a fork of the elementary app center. They also use their own installer, which I believe was a collaboration with elementary os.
heinrichhartman 7y ago
The official name is "Pop!_OS" [1,2]. While I have sympathies for System76 and Debian, there is no way I am going to install an OS with this name. - How am I supposed to pronounce this? pop? popos? pop-OS? What should I do with the special characters? - What happens if I accidentally paste this into the shell? - What associations should the name "Pop!_OS" have? Appart from the english "pop open" something, in German there is: "Popo" -> Childs word for "bum", "poppen" -> "to hump". Both not exactly favorable. Also, who comes up with names like this? Have you talked to any marketing person to this before deciding on a name. If you want professionals to put this on their machines, better make sure it sounds vaguely like something you might be able to put trust into. [1] https://system76.com/pop https://system76.com/pop [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System76#Pop.21_OS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System76#Pop.21_OS

pop! shares dna with elementary (same people worked on both) and probably is closer to that definition. E.g. backed by a company with actual customer support. Different aesthetics though.

alexis_fr 7y ago

It’s worth developing: Pop! is the fork of Elementary by System76, which is known for high-quality open-source laptops/desktops. I have never tried either so I can’t assess the quality. From the screenshots I have seen, it remains Linux, so not as smooth as macOS.

iad 7y ago
When you say fork are you talking about the desktop environments or the whole distros? Pop's desktop environment looks like a barely customized Gnome3 session to me. I'm not sure I would even call it a fork. Looks more like just a theme. Pantheon (Elementary) is more of a fork of Gnome3, reusing some low level parts but presenting a much different experience to the user.
- bwat49 7y ago
  yeah pop is just using the gnome desktop (with custom theming, a few extensions, and an improved set of default keyboard shortcuts. They have collaborated with elementary in a few areas though. Instead of gnome software, they have Pop Shop, which I believe is a fork of the elementary app center. They also use their own installer, which I believe was a collaboration with elementary os.

heinrichhartman 7y ago

The official name is "Pop!_OS" [1,2]. While I have sympathies for System76 and Debian, there is no way I am going to install an OS with this name. - How am I supposed to pronounce this? pop? popos? pop-OS? What should I do with the special characters? - What happens if I accidentally paste this into the shell? - What associations should the name "Pop!_OS" have? Appart from the english "pop open" something, in German there is: "Popo" -> Childs word for "bum", "poppen" -> "to hump". Both not exactly favorable. Also, who comes up with names like this? Have you talked to any marketing person to this before deciding on a name. If you want professionals to put this on their machines, better make sure it sounds vaguely like something you might be able to put trust into. [1] https://system76.com/pop https://system76.com/pop [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System76#Pop.21_OS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System76#Pop.21_OS