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omarchy is the new "i use arch, btw". I'm too altruistic (or dumb) to understand why you would pump money into a riced arch install. In some way I feel people

omarchy is the new "i use arch, btw". I'm too altruistic (or dumb) to understand why you would pump money into a riced arch install. In some way I feel people just try to buy into "street cred" on the other hand omarchy could be a great launchpad for a distro that is customizable, easy enough to use and may provide a great MDM solution at some point.

tuananh 1mo ago
im pretty sure arch users dont want to associate with ormachy :))
- krisroadruck 1mo ago
  I don't think it's aimed at them. I think it's mostly aimed at windows and mac users who are computer enthusiasts but never really made the jump to Linux as a desktop daily driver. Just supposed to be a cool on-ramp - basically mint but different and with some marketing behind it?
  - emsign 1mo ago
    Then why chose a distro that is being maintained by one person. I would NEVER recommend a Windows/Mac and first time Linux user to switch to such a distro. Not just his political views no quite practical implications are key here: what if this guy has a heart-attack? The distro will be abandoned. What if his development PC gets compromised? The distro is fried in both cases. The more developers are on the team holding the credentials and responsibilities the better, the safer a distro is. Omarchy is nothing more than an experimental distro and shouldn't be used productively or as your main OS. Simply because it's run by one guy, one single point of failure. It's the same reason why you mustn't recommend CachyOS to newcomers either, they're still just two people running the show, although they're aware of the risks that comes with it and trying to expand their core team.
    - krisroadruck 1mo ago
      I wasn't making a value judgement on who should respond to the offer, just commenting on who the offer was probably aimed at. Though I do think the sudden spike in investment and the little foundation around it now means probably more than "just one guy".
stymaar 1mo ago
> omarchy is the new "i use arch, btw" More like “I'm a white suppremacist, btw” though. Quite unfortunate that it became acceptable enough to brag about that in public.
poulpy123 1mo ago
What mean rice in this context ?
- farlight 1mo ago
  It's a verb, "to rice" means to deeply customize your system to suite your needs and/or preferences. Install a desktop environment, setup it however you like it, add panels with system information, etc etc. The more h4xx0r-like and minimalistic, the more street cred you get. See https://old.reddit.com/r/unixporn https://old.reddit.com/r/unixporn (or https://reddit.com/r/unixporn https://reddit.com/r/unixporn without an account).
- mwkaufma 1mo ago
  Cosmetic improvements. Term originates from observations of asian-associated car decorations, which based on context is either a bigoted pejorative or an ironic compliment.

tuananh 1mo ago

im pretty sure arch users dont want to associate with ormachy :))

krisroadruck 1mo ago
I don't think it's aimed at them. I think it's mostly aimed at windows and mac users who are computer enthusiasts but never really made the jump to Linux as a desktop daily driver. Just supposed to be a cool on-ramp - basically mint but different and with some marketing behind it?
- emsign 1mo ago
  Then why chose a distro that is being maintained by one person. I would NEVER recommend a Windows/Mac and first time Linux user to switch to such a distro. Not just his political views no quite practical implications are key here: what if this guy has a heart-attack? The distro will be abandoned. What if his development PC gets compromised? The distro is fried in both cases. The more developers are on the team holding the credentials and responsibilities the better, the safer a distro is. Omarchy is nothing more than an experimental distro and shouldn't be used productively or as your main OS. Simply because it's run by one guy, one single point of failure. It's the same reason why you mustn't recommend CachyOS to newcomers either, they're still just two people running the show, although they're aware of the risks that comes with it and trying to expand their core team.
  - krisroadruck 1mo ago
    I wasn't making a value judgement on who should respond to the offer, just commenting on who the offer was probably aimed at. Though I do think the sudden spike in investment and the little foundation around it now means probably more than "just one guy".

stymaar 1mo ago

> omarchy is the new "i use arch, btw" More like “I'm a white suppremacist, btw” though. Quite unfortunate that it became acceptable enough to brag about that in public.

poulpy123 1mo ago

What mean rice in this context ?

farlight 1mo ago
It's a verb, "to rice" means to deeply customize your system to suite your needs and/or preferences. Install a desktop environment, setup it however you like it, add panels with system information, etc etc. The more h4xx0r-like and minimalistic, the more street cred you get. See https://old.reddit.com/r/unixporn https://old.reddit.com/r/unixporn (or https://reddit.com/r/unixporn https://reddit.com/r/unixporn without an account).
mwkaufma 1mo ago
Cosmetic improvements. Term originates from observations of asian-associated car decorations, which based on context is either a bigoted pejorative or an ironic compliment.