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They missed Elementary OS - Linux distro designed to look like open source/bootleg version of Mac.
by severak_cz 4y ago
They missed Elementary OS - Linux distro designed to look like open source/bootleg version of Mac.
- hollandheese 4y agoA Bootleg of Mac OS X 10.6-10.9. Thank god, they're not bootlegging the 10.10-10.15 look and especially not the 11/12 look.
- lproven 4y agoHi. Article author here. No, I didn't. Also, if you wish, you can read my review of Elementary from a few months ago: https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/21/elementary_os_61/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/21/elementary_os_61/ To counter your points: • I tried to pick 10 of the most widely-used distros. I do not think Elementary would make that list. • I don't think it has any more than a trivial cosmetic resemblance to macOS. • While I admire the coherence of its design, I found its usability and customizability notably poor, and its UI rather annoying.
- senectus1 4y agoI dont understand how you could have a cynics guide and not include Gentoo. Gentoo is the distro for people that dont believe ANY distro is properly compiled for their particular hardware. Gentoo users spend hours/days/weeks compiling and recompiling kernels and applications so they they might squeeze and extra millisecond or two of performance from their PC. Its pure cynical masochism for the consumer market.
- lproven 4y agoIs it in the top 10 most widely used distros? I don't think so. That's why it falls under my #0: niche distros.