Chris Titus:

System76 has been building COSMIC as its own desktop environment, and on paper that sounds great. More competition in Linux desktop development is a good thing. The problem is not that COSMIC exists. The problem is that Pop!_OS 24.04 ships a beta desktop on top of an Ubuntu LTS base and then expects users to treat it like a dependable daily driver.

That creates a mismatch in expectations:

• People hear “24.04” and “LTS” and expect stability.
• People buy System76 hardware and expect the software to be polished.
• New Linux users hear Pop!_OS recommended and assume it is a safe starting point.

Right now, those assumptions are wrong.

I like Pop!_OS, but Cosmic should have continued as a beta option, alongside a default Gnome-based release for a while longer to hammer out some of the issues that Chris highlights.

➝ Source: christitus.com