I'm pretty sure people would ask me about this.
My personal experience covers:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and newer releases since then
- ArchLinux (Antergos)
- Kubuntu
- Puppy
- Ubuntu/Debian/Arch derivatives
I am not Linus Torvalds (shocking, I know). If I tried to contribute to the kernel, the result would be a segfault so profound it’d crash reality itself.
So I'm pretty sure nobody need a yet another distro from me. Existing distros are cool and cover everything.
My grand innovation would be adding a "Ctrl + Alt + Del" button to Linux. Revolutionary? No. Necessary? Also no.
Usage of Linux kernel in the own OS still counts as a distro that nobody wants.
I do not have any idea how to do so and do not believe I have anything to introduce to the table.
I am bad at C and everything that Linux developer community are using.
The Linux ecosystem is maintained by wizards who've spent decades mastering gdb and writing ASCII art in their vimrc. I respect them by not submitting a pull request titled "fixed typo lol".
I strongly believe that competition is a powerful tool for driving innovation.
Competition can motivate teams to push the boundaries of what is possible and create new solutions that have never been seen before. Projects that embrace competition as part of their culture are more likely to innovate faster than those that don't.
This works in all directions for the involved projects.
Even Linus began to seek alternatives, what even a question here? C is too simplistic to my taste.
Well, because other options exist. I'm too used to enums and stuff.
Rust is too focused on the features that do not bring me a productivity boost. Same with Zig.
It's syntax is also incompatible with my vision and dyslexia. I admire its safety features, but fighting the borrow checker feels like too much for me. And compilation times...
Zig lacks borrow checker unfortunately.
And we already have Redox. We don't need another Rust-based systems rn. Rust community should focus on Redox improvement.
TL;DR: The Linux ecosystem is glorious, complex, and fine without me. Now please stop asking me about this.
If you're passionate about Linux, I appreciate your enthusiasm for it, but consider contributing to existing projects - your energy will be far more impactful there.
Let's all focus on what we do best and align with our personal interests.
Signed, A Person Who Just Wants to Use Linux As a Mere User in Peace and Work on Own Whatever Stuff.
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