Exactly. I don't use Omarchy, but I think it is good someone did a polished distro for a specific use case, and some web dev Windows users will surely find it more appealing than a generic distro where they need to figure out a lot of stuff from scratch.
This list is an absolute gem in finding what are the trending state-of-the-art open source programs. I have found so many cool open source projects I feel addicted to browsing more..
This list is an absolute gem in finding what are the trending state-of-the-art open source programs. I have found so many cool open source projects I feel addicted to browsing more..
Nextcloud asked in a poll at https://mastodon.social/@nextcloud@mastodon.xyz/115095096413238457 what database its users are running. Interestingly one fifth replied they don't know. Should people know better where their data is stored, or is it a good thing everything is running so smoothly people don't need to know what their...
Seeing David Heinemeier Hansson so excited about Linux on the desktop and building his ultimate web developer setup https://omarchy.org/ is inspiring!...
What are your strategies when a MySQL/MariaDB database server grows to have too much traffic for a single host to handle, i.e. scaling CPU/RAM is not an option anymore? Do you deploy ProxySQL to start splitting the traffic according to some rule to two different hosts? What would the rule be, and how would you split the data?...
By UV 3000 you probably don't mean the ultraviolet lamp that is the first page of Google is full of when searching with this term..? I doubt UV - whatever it is - is a common approach.
The XZ Utils backdoor, discovered last week, and the Heartbleed security vulnerability ten years ago, share the same ultimate root cause. Both of them, and in fact all critical infrastructure open source projects, should be fixed with the same solution: ensure baseline funding for proper open source maintenance.
Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source ( optimizedbyotto.com )
MySQL users be warned: git commits in mysql-server significantly declined 2025 ( optimizedbyotto.com )
Fireship’s vid about Omarchy spreading the Linux desktop to 500k+ viewers ( youtu.be )
Awesome to see Omarchy getting more visibility! Fireship’s vid spreading the Linux desktop to 500k+ viewers is huge!...
Fireship’s latest vid spreading the Linux desktop to 500k+ viewers ( youtu.be )
Awesome to see Omarchy getting more visibility! Fireship’s vid spreading the Linux desktop to 500k+ viewers is huge!...
Zero-configuration TLS and password management best practices in MariaDB 11.8 ( optimizedbyotto.com )
If you are self-hosting MariaDB, upgrading to latest LTS version will make TLS much esier.
Which open alternative apps list is the best?
I have been browsing the following:...
MariaDB 11.8's zero-configuration TLS requires no manual setup ( optimizedbyotto.com )
This is nice for those tired of wrestling with TLS certs and CAs for your database
I got hooked on browsing openalternative.co is "Most Popular" list ( openalternative.co )
This list is an absolute gem in finding what are the trending state-of-the-art open source programs. I have found so many cool open source projects I feel addicted to browsing more..
I got hooked on browsing openalternative.co is "Most Popular" list
This list is an absolute gem in finding what are the trending state-of-the-art open source programs. I have found so many cool open source projects I feel addicted to browsing more..
18% of people running Nextcloud don't know what database they are using
Nextcloud asked in a poll at https://mastodon.social/@nextcloud@mastodon.xyz/115095096413238457 what database its users are running. Interestingly one fifth replied they don't know. Should people know better where their data is stored, or is it a good thing everything is running so smoothly people don't need to know what their...
Linux desktop going mainstream for web devs? ( omarchy.org )
Seeing David Heinemeier Hansson so excited about Linux on the desktop and building his ultimate web developer setup https://omarchy.org/ is inspiring!...
What to do when a MySQL/MariaDB database gets too large for a single host?
What are your strategies when a MySQL/MariaDB database server grows to have too much traffic for a single host to handle, i.e. scaling CPU/RAM is not an option anymore? Do you deploy ProxySQL to start splitting the traffic according to some rule to two different hosts? What would the rule be, and how would you split the data?...
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Heartbleed vulnerability in OpenSSL, which had the same ultimate root cause as recent XZUtils backdoor incident ( dev.to )
The XZ Utils backdoor, discovered last week, and the Heartbleed security vulnerability ten years ago, share the same ultimate root cause. Both of them, and in fact all critical infrastructure open source projects, should be fixed with the same solution: ensure baseline funding for proper open source maintenance.