The age of Linux is upon us

Linux is changing so so so fast. And for the better of course. The way Microsoft and Apple improve their operating systems is they hire talented engineers, designers, product managers, etc., and pay them to change their systems for the better. Those people argue for a while… and when it goes bad, you get Windows. When it goes well, you get macOS, albeit a bit more slowly.

Open source

The way the Linux community improves Linux is it provides a way for anyone to contribute. Don’t like something? Don’t complain. Just fix it! Open a pull request so you can share your genius with the world. That is what developers from all over the world do every single day.

And now, almost anyone can write code! I know engineers will read that and say something about AI slop, but it is true! People that have never shipped code in their lives are doing it because it has never been easier. Maybe they aren’t writing complex code or infrastructure, but my eight-year-old could write a sweet Omarchy theme with Claude and send it to his buddies.

Not fast enough

Turns out there is an even faster way to a better Linux. Why ask to make a change? If changes can be made in a safe way, just do it. That is how plugins work on some versions of Linux like Omarchy. The OS exists as the stack below your changes, and those changes (plugins) are written on top — usable just on your own machine or shared with millions of people. How in the world do Apple and Microsoft compete with millions of people using AI (or not) to make their computer exactly what they see in their mind?

Even crazier are the names on this list! Omarchy has been out for barely over a year and now has a foundation with some of the biggest names in tech behind it.

So if you thought you were having a bad day, just remember… you could have to moderate r/linuxsucks in 2026.