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COSMIC DE: The Road to Alpha (blog.system76.com)
submitted 10 months ago by ericjmorey@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev
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If all goes well, we can release the alpha by the end of March

Now Available on NixOS!

COSMIC Terminal joins a long list of COSMIC DE projects that have been packaged for NixOS! While COSMIC DE will be the flagship desktop for Pop!_OS, it's designed and architected for distros to build their own custom, branded user experiences. Details for distro packaging will be released at the same time as the alpha.

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[-] somegeek@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago

Sometimes if feel like they are wasting their time and effort on things like terminal, text editor, etc. We dont need those in a DE. There are already some amazing terminals and text editors and such. They should focus most of their time on DE stuff like the window manager, dock,settings, etc. And create a great minimal DE with great functionality.

[-] ericjmorey@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah. I get that line of thought. But what they're making looks solid and has a coherence that feels appropriate for a branded distribution. I probably wouldn't make the same decisions but everything Pop!_OS feels like it's moving in the right direction.

[-] somegeek@programming.dev 0 points 10 months ago

I don't think it will be worth it for them in the long run and will result in a loss of quality.

[-] ericjmorey@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago

That's valid. I'm more optimistic about it.

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