Lingmo balls

Website’s style breaks without 3rd party scripts permission. Not that that’s indicative of the quality of the distro, but I don’t like websites that depend heavily on Google, Cloudflare, and external CDNs for scripts since it makes the website less secure.

Some looking around suggests that the distro is just over 6 months old or so.

Even if it does literally everything right, longevity is only tested with the passing of time. To exemplify this, let’s go back in time… Relatively short after I made the switch to Linux, there was a lot of buzz around risiOS. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long until this exciting new project stopped receiving any further development. And, as far as I can tell, its creator has literally moved on to their next project.

The above example ain’t unique, though. Heck, I’d argue that the coming and passing of projects is the expected pattern. The projects that remain relevant and continue to receive development are the actual anomalies.

All of which is just to say that it’s (almost) ill-advised to prefer a new project over a well-established one. Only after a (relatively) new project receives mass adoption, like what we currently see with Bazzite and CachyOS, does it become somewhat of a safe bet. Even if only for the foreseeable future*. Until then, you’re at the mercy of the whims and continued interest of a single developer (or a very small team).

Going back to Lingmo OS itself, I suppose its main appeal lies within its unique aesthetics. I’m especially fond of their macOS-like global menu found within its top bar. The now-defunct CutefishOS also had something similar going on… Which brings us back to our earlier point on longevity. Aight, verdict: honestly, I don’t think it’s necessarily more aesthetically pleasing than say GNOME or KDE Plasma. At least to me*. As such, I understand that I’m not the target audience. Nor do I think that you or anyone else should be swayed by this (or similar projects) on aesthetics alone.