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Has anyone tried this out yet? I’m running it on my trusty ThinkPad and as a Void Linux user, it makes many things just a little easier. It’s very quick. It’s also relatively secure by default and has a control center for enabling more security as well as other optimizations. I know we all like to tailor our DEs and WMs to our tastes and workflows but the defualts here are definitely my cup of tea. It offers KDE as the default but XFCE, Niri, MangoWC, and Hyprland are all options as well. It’s small team working on development and a small community so far but I am hoping that grows.
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Someone mentioned that this looks like a beginner-friendly version of Void. I’ve been using Void for a few months now and calling me an intermediate user would be a bit of a stretch. Void is very easy to use, mostly because it rarely breaks or crashes. You almost never have to pop the hood, and anything can be searched online. I think a user would be better off using Void, but do what you want.
I like Void and do use it. I agree that because of its reliability and very good documentation, it is actually pretty easy. You just have to be able to follow directions. I wouldn’t call it beginner friendly though. Not when other mainstream distros have graphical installers that will do a lot of the setup for you. To each their own. That’s the beauty of Linux and open source, freedom.
tl;dr: AI-repackaged void linux with security theater window dressing. Just use void linux.
I read the “Why Odyssey” section, and the dev talks about wanting anonymity, then goes on to say that they accept donations on Patreon. I assume they also have that domain registered under their name. And while you say it’s a “team,” that section sounds like it’s a lone dev with patrons; that does not instill confidence in the long-term viability of the project.
On top of that, they sound like an edgelord (probably young). They talk about “no telemetry,” but then that means no Steam, no internet browsing, and certainly no taking payments from strangers.
And if that wasn’t enough, they hit us with this gem:
Artificial intelligence is an unavoidable tool, powerful and extremely useful, and it will shape the future of our species for the next thousand years. So yes, I use it, and I use it as an intelligent human being and, above all, a conscious one.
Unavoidable? Fuck right off. There isn’t some employer holding your paycheck hostage in return for “seeing what you can do with it.” The data consistently shows that it makes us dumber, and acting like it is inevitable (which I think is what they actually mean) is one of the most brain dead takes people say when pushing AI. They are choosing to use AI, and even if it’s local, the core functionality was built upon the mass theft of people’s work.
They do go on to say that they have an issue with who controls AI, which I agree with, but unless they built their own ML algorithm from the ground up or use one that wasn’t built with venture capital, they’re just reinforcing the same capitalist system that is ruining everyone’s future for the benefit of a few.
Overall, I think this is a very young person with a desire to do something good but who is ultimately naive. Coupled with the fact that they use AI without restraint, I expect this project to eventually flounder.
I’m not here to defend it. It has been working very well for me and I thought I’d share. I will say you’re being a bit disingenuous with your comments about telemetry. Of course, the reference is to the distro itself, not the software that you are of course free to install.
“unix for human beings. no systemd” my brother in christ most humans, unix users and all, don’t know or care what systemd is. This is a distro for a tiny number of hypernerds.
Most people don’t care, most distro developers seem to like it and I love it. Script based init system can fuck right off for me. Give me that opinionated goodness. Add some core system services. Make them compatible by default. Yes please. SystemD is where it’s at.
they will once the id verification becomes a thing.
You’re not wrong but for those who do care, it is an option.
“my brother in christ”
You know, I’m more interested in Unix than in your superstitions.
It’s a meme, not a sincere religious appeal: My Brother In Christ | Know Your Meme. In any case, even if it were sincere, the actual substance of the reply was what came after, which was about Linux (not Unix) anyway and would not have amounted to anything more than a personal idiosyncrasy at worst
idk seems weird but maybe good
comments on ai are concerning and the person seems like an edgelord
It looks like to me that this distro is just a beginner friendly version of void.
In the most basic sense, that’s exactly what it is. It has some great default settings for security and optimization as well as an easy to use control center that lets you take things even further. It’s working really well for me so far.
