--- title: The most controversial operating system ever | daily.dev description: A commentary piece discusses Omarchy, an Arch-based Linux distribution created by DHH (Ruby on Rails founder) designed to ease the transition from macOS to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-most-controversial-operating-system-ever-2j71y15yq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The most controversial operating system ever | daily.dev og:description: A commentary piece discusses Omarchy, an Arch-based Linux distribution created by DHH (Ruby on Rails founder) designed to ease the transition from macOS to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-most-controversial-operating-system-ever-2j71y15yq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2j71y15yQ.png og:image:alt: The most controversial operating system ever og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The most controversial operating system ever **[Coding with Lewis](https://daily.dev/sources/codingwithlewis)** · 1 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A commentary piece discusses Omarchy, an Arch-based Linux distribution created by DHH (Ruby on Rails founder) designed to ease the transition from macOS to Linux. It covers technical criticism (a ShellCheck scan found 451 errors across 5,300 lines of bash scripts) and controversy around DHH's political statements, his for-profit businesses (Basecamp, HEY) being bundled as defaults, and 1Password losing customers after pledging $300,000 to the Omarchy Foundation. The author finds the distro itself decent despite being rough around the edges, but questions whether a distribution can be separated from its opinionated creator. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Omarchy Linux and who created it? Omarchy is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux, created by DHH, the founder of Ruby on Rails, designed to help users transition from the macOS ecosystem to Linux. It is built largely from bash scripts and ships with DHH's own for-profit products, Basecamp and HEY, included as defaults. _Developers weighing a move off macOS can follow Linux distro debates like this one on daily.dev._ ### How many ShellCheck errors were found in the Omarchy codebase? A ShellCheck scan of Omarchy found 451 errors across 5,300 lines of bash script code. Many of these are likely style nitpicks rather than functional bugs, but the volume raised concerns about the distribution's overall code quality since it relies heavily on shell scripting. _Anyone auditing shell-script-heavy projects can track code quality discussions like this on daily.dev._ ### Why did 1Password lose customers over Omarchy? 1Password lost customers after announcing a $300,000 pledge to the Omarchy Foundation, the organization behind DHH's Linux distribution. The backlash stemmed from DHH's controversial political statements, including comments downplaying ADHD, anti-DEI positions, and remarks comparing wolf culling in Denmark to deporting people. _Developers tracking how founder controversies affect tool adoption can follow stories like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [abyss \* your](https://daily.dev/posts/abyss-your-twfizvgqn) · Lobsters · 4 upvotes · 1 comments - [Omarchy Quattro: One Year In — Part 3](https://daily.dev/posts/omarchy-quattro-one-year-in-part-3-4yyjuyvog) · SSP Blog · 4 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-most-controversial-operating-system-ever-2j71y15yq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The most controversial operating system ever","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-most-controversial-operating-system-ever-2j71y15yq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-most-controversial-operating-system-ever-2j71y15yq"},"datePublished":"2026-10-01T16:21:51.647Z","dateModified":"2026-10-01T16:47:57.703Z","description":"A commentary piece discusses Omarchy, an Arch-based Linux distribution created by DHH (Ruby on Rails founder) designed to ease the transition from macOS to...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oGM-nUx4mwo/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oGM-nUx4mwo/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Coding with Lewis","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Coding with Lewis","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--St-eJIdL--/f_auto/v1728073102/logos/codingwithlewis","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/codingwithlewis"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-most-controversial-operating-system-ever-2j71y15yq","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,linux","timeRequired":"PT1M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"The most controversial operating system ever","description":"A commentary piece discusses Omarchy, an Arch-based Linux distribution created by DHH (Ruby on Rails founder) designed to ease the transition from macOS to...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oGM-nUx4mwo/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-10-01T16:21:51.647Z","duration":"PT1M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/2j71y15yQ","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/oGM-nUx4mwo"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Coding with Lewis","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/codingwithlewis"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The most controversial operating system ever"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-most-controversial-operating-system-ever-2j71y15yq#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is Omarchy Linux and who created it?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Omarchy is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux, created by DHH, the founder of Ruby on Rails, designed to help users transition from the macOS ecosystem to Linux. 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