As a continuation to my Linux Distro hopping habit that I’ve developed ever since I made the switch to Linux (2006), Few months ago, I installed Fedora on my newly bought laptop. Almost three months after using Fedora, I felt it’s as constricting as Ubuntu (still lightyears ahead of Windows and MacOSX) and as buggy as rotten tree log (ok, not THAT bad but too buggy for my taste). So I decided to throw away all pre-compiled operating systems and go for a minimalistic distro. A distro that gives me complete control of the hardware I bought with my hard earned money (well, dad’s hard earned money; he bought it as a graduation gift XD ). After a quick research, I found that I either go with Gentoo, LFS or Arch Linux. Given the time I have, or lack thereof, I can’t afford installing Gentoo nor LFS. I’m left with Arch.
I don’t think I need to say anything technical about Arch Linux as they the best Linux Distro documentation on the internet. Of course, the KISS* approach Arch Linux is following makes the system stable. The KISS approach minimizes the headache for developers which by extension makes the system smoother. Does it mean that I have to do some work? yes! and that’s the best part in the whole deal! I share the load of installing my own OS the way I think would fit me best! Oh, and KISS agrees with the way I look to life.
Speaking of which, Open-source, as I have many a time preached, is actually what developed that look. People should be in control of their lives, their preferences and their decisions. Who doesn’t think so? Who wants to sell all these rights to politicians and big corporations? Why should we complicate things when we can KISS? I thought taking control of the devices I use on a daily basis should be the first step. And, yes, that will include the Google and Android case. But, sadly, most of us sold those rights for the walled gardens Microsoft and Apple provide.
The cherry on top? Arch Linux is adopting a rolling release model! Which means I don’t have to upgrade my system, ever! As I will always be up-to-date with bleeding edge programs!
*) I love the acronym!! Keep It Simple, Stupid!
PS. Ironic is that I’m writing this post on my work machine which runs bloody Windows.
