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Oh, this is fantastic.
I'm all for getting more Arch in the world but installing pure Arch is beyond the capabilities of many common users, and its raw updates can sometimes break things in a way that non-professionals find difficult to understand or remedy.
In fact I run Arch on my main desktop and Manjaro on my home theater server, as I need more stability on my server, but the most up to date software on my desktop.
I will never understand why some Arch users demand that everything be as complicated as possible. I'm more concerned about expanding the Arch, and Linux in general, user base.
Don't get me wrong, if you're technically proficient enough pure Arch is the way to go for desktops and workstations. I just don't think it's right for everyone, everywhere, all the time.
And that's where a variety of easier to use, or application targeted, Arch derived distributions fit in.
I'm all for getting more Arch in the world but installing pure Arch is beyond the capabilities of many common users, and its raw updates can sometimes break things in a way that non-professionals find difficult to understand or remedy.
In fact I run Arch on my main desktop and Manjaro on my home theater server, as I need more stability on my server, but the most up to date software on my desktop.
I will never understand why some Arch users demand that everything be as complicated as possible. I'm more concerned about expanding the Arch, and Linux in general, user base.
Don't get me wrong, if you're technically proficient enough pure Arch is the way to go for desktops and workstations. I just don't think it's right for everyone, everywhere, all the time.
And that's where a variety of easier to use, or application targeted, Arch derived distributions fit in.
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