System76 Releases Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with New COSMIC Desktop Environment
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Summary
System76 celebrates its 20th anniversary and releases Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with the new COSMIC Desktop Environment Epoch 1. The founder reflects on reaching the limits of current potential after 7 years of building Pop!_OS and 3 years of recognizing the need for something completely new. The release represents a significant milestone in the company's journey with Linux computers and distributions.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIf you're ambitious enough, or maybe just crazy enough, there eventually comes a time when you realize you've reached the limits of current potential, and must create something completely new if you're to go further.
This year, System76 turned twenty. For twenty years we have shipped Linux computers. For seven years we've built the Pop!_OS Linux distribution.
Three years ago it became clear we had reached the limit of our current potential.
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