Considering Linux?

[gangwerz]

An article that explains what Linux/FOSS is and why many people like us use it. Top level info about how the Linux ecosystem works would be helpful as well. Such as, what a desktop environment is, how it is largely an a la carte approach, and not all distros are made the same.

[Seibz]

Will help write this up when back at work

[Seibz]

Down to start this

[storyaddict]

Start writing then. :)

I would recommend starting with an outline.

[Seibz]

Would something like this work for an outline?

• What Is Linux? (explain how it is a kernel and other things are built on top)
• Why should I switch?
• How does it differ from Windows? (could this be its own article?)
• Customization in Linux (link to your reworked article on customizing Pop)
• Gaming in Linux (link to gaming in pop)
• Price

[gangwerz]

The points I wanted to have featured are:

• What is the Linux Kernel?
• What are X11 and Wayland?
• What is a Desktop Environment?
• What are Pipewire and Pulseaudio?
• What is systemd
  • I think "what is an init system" would be overkill, but mentioning that systemd is an init system, and there are others would be sufficient.

Any other Linux things? I wanted to illustrate how collaborative the Linux ecosystem is, and how there are a lot of shared software between distros. Basically, what we look for, or have looked for, when considering distros.

[Seibz]

Also, on Zach's notes, making references to how GRUB and systemd-boot may differ may be a good idea as well. The simpler the article's references, for newcomers, the better imo.

[LearnLinuxTV]

Is there a timeframe for this article? If it's still being written when my workload slows down, I'm sure I can add a few points to this. And I also wouldn't mind creating a companion video collaboration to go along with the article, if the interest is there ;)