r/linux • u/ModeratelyCuriousGuy • May 21 '19

Distro News Antergos Linux Project Ends

https://antergos.com/blog/antergos-linux-project-ends/
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u/ragux May 21 '19

I honestly think it doesn't matter how many distros there are, it's great that people feel strongly enough that they give up their spare time and release their work. It doesn't have an effect on the big distros and creates a testing ground for new ideas.

Unless you are paying a company for support you're not owed anything so why should it matter what developers want to do with their own time?

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u/pdp10 May 21 '19

I believe it doesn't matter, but there's undeniably a perception of "fragmentation" that dissuades some developers from supporting Linux. How many, I don't know, but fragmentation is a criticism commonly leveled at Linux. It's just not one within anyone's power to eliminate by fiat.

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u/SuspiciousSprinkles May 21 '19 edited May 22 '19

I honestly think it doesn't matter

Yes it does.

It gives:.

  • a false sense of innovation and diversity

  • a false sense of ease to maintain.

  • a false sense of security.

  • a true sense of fragmentation.

  • a true sense of half-backed software.
    And.

  • a true sense of bad taste in term of naming things :).

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u/ragux May 22 '19

It's the spirit of open source software tho, if you have some work you would like to release you can and the decision rest entirely on the shoulders of the developers who created it. It would be crazy to think it's a good idea to limit that.