If you just want to fire up your system with arguably sane defaults and use it, no there really isn’t. Where Arch shines is in providing a mostly blank slate for people with opinions about how their system should be set up. It provides the tools and documentation then mostly stays out of the admin’s way.

It’s been interesting watching System76 work on this. Can’t say I love their aesthetics but the concepts look sound.

Why should they be? As others have pointed out none of the prices are based on cost to make and distribute. At least not until you get down to the bargain basement, clearance level prices. The only thing making digital cheaper would accomplish is pissing off retail partners and shareholders.

I’m down for seeing where this trip takes us. If nothing else it’s an opportunity to meet new folks.

I’ve got no great love for Android but the ecosystem is a lot less locked down for the most part compared to the Apple side. That at least opens up the door for tinkering with other options and controlling my environment.

Yeah, wipe your current distro and install another.

Congrats to them. I look forward to my Avs crushing their hopes of a repeat next year.

I appreciate the clean interface and the relatively chill vibe. Regardless of what happens with reddit I think I’ll be hanging out and enjoying the communities.

Perhaps you shouldn’t. Any honest Linux user will tell you up front if that if you have a comfortable system already it may not be worth the disruption in your workflow while dealing with the learning curve. That being said, being free from the whims of Apple is a nice feeling.

EDIT: I’m not sure what the state of virtualization is on the Mac side right now but it wouldn’t be the worst idea to fire one up and try out a distro or two. Kick the tires before you think about committing.