21 July 2017

Pop!_OS: Should a Linux Hardware Company Make Its Own Operating System?


When you’re a company that sells computers and your operating system vendor announces that it’s shaking things up, that’s cause for concern. You can either go along for the ride or take a different approach. Left in this position, System76 saw an opportunity to take more control over the experience it ships to customers: rather than continuing to sell Linux-powered PCs running Ubuntu, it would provide its own Linux operating system known as Pop!_OS. I own a System76 Lemur laptop that I purchased a year or so ago. Since I wiped Ubuntu off the machine as soon as it booted up,...

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