WHAT IS ELEMENTARY OS? Over the last month or so, we have witnessed the collapse of one of my favorite FOSS projects, elementary OS. For the uninitiated, elementary is a distribution (distro for short) of the GNU/Linux (commonly referred to as just “Linux”) operating system. While distinctly Linux, elementary OS is styled to look and, in some ways, feel like Apple’s macOS. That statement may ruffle some feathers, but let’s be real here; there’s a reason it’s the landing spot for a lot of Mac users making there way over to Linux. It’s a stable desktop experience as well. It’s based on Ubuntu Linux, but to my understanding the developers break from Canonical’s (Ubuntu’s parent company) bi-annual release cycle, adopting a release-it-when-it’s ready approach.
The Sad Collapse of Elementary OS
The Sad Collapse of Elementary OS
The Sad Collapse of Elementary OS
WHAT IS ELEMENTARY OS? Over the last month or so, we have witnessed the collapse of one of my favorite FOSS projects, elementary OS. For the uninitiated, elementary is a distribution (distro for short) of the GNU/Linux (commonly referred to as just “Linux”) operating system. While distinctly Linux, elementary OS is styled to look and, in some ways, feel like Apple’s macOS. That statement may ruffle some feathers, but let’s be real here; there’s a reason it’s the landing spot for a lot of Mac users making there way over to Linux. It’s a stable desktop experience as well. It’s based on Ubuntu Linux, but to my understanding the developers break from Canonical’s (Ubuntu’s parent company) bi-annual release cycle, adopting a release-it-when-it’s ready approach.