It would be cool if the new package manager could take advantage of existing package repositories
This. Without any package and package maintainer, it will be pretty much useless
And that’s how all package managers start. If it gets enough attention and enough people find the new capabilities of the package manager and distro interesting, it will get packages made for it.
TL;DR:
- Completely new distro, not just another fork of Ubuntu or Arch
- Right now not usable at all
- Currently offers stock Gnome, but Cosmic will follow
- New package manager called
moss - Image based distro, very similar to Fedora Atomic with OSTree, with rollbacks and stuff
WHY? GOD WHY??? Why another new package manager???
I think that’s the beauty of Linux, no?
Don’t like something? Search for something that suits you.
Can’t find something that suits you but know how to code? Create something that suits you.
Yeah, it is, but users avoid systems with high fragmentation. I’m not against create 1 billion package managers, but IMO distros should ship a default one (I’m in favor of something cross-distro, like Flatpaks) and if I want something different I just install it
Nobody has to use your code, it’s just that you have the option to do so.
I’m waiting for the-crotchOS, a distro that caters to me specifically and no one else
What’s the point?
That website does not tell the basics, just insider talk.
I just made a TL;DR for you :)
The website has an about page in the sidebar.
I think the point is to make people aware of their progress and that they are open for testing.
