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[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Now that you mention it, that is the same logo as the SBC manufacturer. I though Orange Pi was just the name of the SBC but it appears to be both. Still confusing, given the clear reference in the company name, but I digress.

Still think Manjaro is a dumb choice.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

You and me both. Could've gone with ChimeraOS or HoloISO or even just Arch and it would've been better.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The OS for Steam Deck and Manjaro are both forks of Arch, last I checked, no?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes SteamOS is a heavily modified fork of Arch. But the important thing really is the Gamescope compositor and controller-first operation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Arch requires a keyboard though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Going with #HoloISO doesn't seem like it would make much sense to me. As far as I understand it is something like an unauthorized derivative of #SteamOS so you'd be putting yourself at Valve's whims without Valve okaying it and no voice at all in the development process.

I like getting the dev team of an open distro involved, I guess #ChimeraOS might have been better if they fit that description as well though.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

ChimeraOS is basically a totally hardware-agnostic version of SteamOS, though instead of forking SteamOS it's more like a re-implementation of it from an Arch base.