If all goes well, we can release the alpha by the end of March
Now Available on NixOS!
COSMIC Terminal joins a long list of COSMIC DE projects that have been packaged for NixOS! While COSMIC DE will be the flagship desktop for Pop!_OS, it’s designed and architected for distros to build their own custom, branded user experiences. Details for distro packaging will be released at the same time as the alpha.
somegeek@programming.dev 4 months ago
Sometimes if feel like they are wasting their time and effort on things like terminal, text editor, etc. We dont need those in a DE. There are already some amazing terminals and text editors and such. They should focus most of their time on DE stuff like the window manager, dock,settings, etc. And create a great minimal DE with great functionality.
mmstick@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It wouldn’t be possible for us to build a platform toolkit, or the COSMIC platform itself, without a text editor or terminal, and it would be embarassing if we release our desktop without a terminal. Imagine telling people they need to switch to a TTY or use a software center to install a plan text editor or terminal.
ericjmorey@programming.dev 4 months ago
Yeah. I get that line of thought. But what they’re making looks solid and has a coherence that feels appropriate for a branded distribution. I probably wouldn’t make the same decisions but everything Pop!_OS feels like it’s moving in the right direction.
somegeek@programming.dev 4 months ago
I don’t think it will be worth it for them in the long run and will result in a loss of quality.