[HN Gopher] Thoughts on Omarchy: Slick Distro, Complicated Ethics
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       Thoughts on Omarchy: Slick Distro, Complicated Ethics
        
       Author : raybb
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2025-10-13 20:54 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | bigyabai wrote:
       | Even putting the "ethics" of it aside, I think Omarchy is
       | destined to go the way of LARBS. Many Linux distros are
       | r/unixporn on the outside and a complete trainwreck on the
       | inside. Regolith, Archlabs, Manjaro, dozens of distros have tried
       | the "i3 but it's not like having teeth pulled" gimmick and it
       | never works.
       | 
       | Much like LARBS, if I ever see you using Omarchy I just have to
       | assume you don't know what you're doing. You can install Arch and
       | rice i3wm in literally 10 minutes if your SSD and WiFi is fast
       | enough.
        
         | rufugee wrote:
         | For me, it's not about ricing. I find Omarchy to be an
         | incredibly productive setup, from the launchers for webapps to
         | the focus on TUIs.
         | 
         | I'm conflicted about the drama and still learning more about
         | it, so not ready to draw a conclusion yet. But Omarchy is
         | definitely a very, very fun experience for me.
         | 
         | Granted, I've heavily customized it and am using hy3 for
         | i3-like capabilities, so whatever path out of this for me is
         | likely to i3wm or sway.
         | 
         | And, fwiw, I've been running linux since the late 90s, and most
         | of that as my primary OS (with a decade-ish period of macOS I'd
         | rather forget). I know what I'm doing.
        
       | phendrenad2 wrote:
       | [delayed]
        
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