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I’m of mixed views about this. Omarchy is popular purely because of DHH. I don’t see anything of benefit beyond the notoriety of a famous dev.
There’s also some dissenting opinion about DHH in general that taints the project: https://drewdevault.com/2025/09/24/2025-09-24-Cloudflare-and-fascists.html
Being based on hyprland also has some potential social issues.
I don’t get why cloudflare didn’t donate to arch instead.
Sick and tired of SJWs giving labels and pushing cancel culture. People create great products. Free to use by anybody. Vocal minority energes and goes volume 11. Fascist, fascist, cancel, cancel. FFS, what have those shouting the most ever created? social divide, tribalism? you want to see real fascists, here, look at Russia's majority of population and bloody dictator on top. well, old story, barely in the news these days. we need more talented developers contributing to open source projects. you don't like their product, go create something else. spreading cancel culture is unproductive and not helpful. go ahead, cancel me too for expressing an opinion not aligned with yours.
I didn’t use any of the terms you used in your post. I’m not using those products in part for the reasons I discussed but also I don’t see it particularly useful beyond a cult of personality building it.
“Waa waaaa waaaa waaaa.” Bootlicker. That’s what we are doing, we don’t like it so we don’t use it and tell people why we don’t like it. What more do you want? That’s exactly what you are advocating for, free speech. If I don’t like your ideas even if your product is “good” I’m not going to use it. Because usually those “good” projects are seeped in ideology, or just aren’t even good lol.
Cancel culture this cancel culture that, that’s all I hear from whiny right wing wackos who think the world shouldn’t have consequences.
Thanks for making me aware of the authors' blatant fascism.
I agree. This whole project deserves a good bit of skepticism, on political, social, and technical grounds.
at least it wasn't "omakase", though i suspect omarchy is a derivative of that word. dhh was insufferable during the rails peak and he seems to still be today.
Fuuuuck... wtf. Anyone know an alternative?