Linux Journal argues that System76’s Pop!_OS affords “one thing uncommon: a business distribution that was built-in into the {hardware}, with utilities designed particularly for System76 computer systems and keyboards.”
The one different instance of an built-in business distro of which I’m conscious is Purism, an organization in the identical area of interest… With {hardware} and software program coming from the identical supply — what enterprise calls vertical integration — distributions like System76/Pop!_OS supply Linux customers their first experiences with what Home windows and macOS customers have all the time loved — to say nothing of the closest they will at present get to open {hardware}. May Linux be lastly changing into mainstream ultimately?
They interviewed System76 CEO Carl Richell (together with a advertising and marketing director and media relations supervisor), who remembered how System76 was really based in Carl’s basement round 2005:
He needed to indicate the world how far Linux and open supply software program had come by delivering it preinstalled on high-quality computer systems backed by caring, educated buyer help. Carl felt that making Linux computer systems that spotlight the work of the group could be a good way to introduce the broader public to open supply know-how and its potential…
LM: What different {hardware} would possibly System76 supply sooner or later?
S76: We’re within the analysis and growth technique of designing our personal in-house laptop computer. We’ll ultimately refresh our Meerkat mini desktop with a brand new Thelio-style aesthetic. That undertaking will begin someday after our first in-house laptops begin delivery. [In addition,] Launch keyboards and the System76 Keyboard Configurator work on macOS and Home windows! We have additionally ready ISO layouts for many Launch fashions however haven’t got a timeframe for launch.
LM: What are you keen to say at this level concerning the firm’s future instructions?
S76: We’re growing COSMIC DE — a desktop setting written in Rust — in addition to a prototype for an open {hardware} laptop computer manufactured in-house. Lastly, Nebula, a line of pc instances based mostly on Thelio desktops will likely be arriving within the coming months.
My favourite line from the interview? “Seeing a flat sheet of aluminum reworked into an exquisite desktop is strikingly rewarding.”
