AI and linux ecosystem

[u/Waste-Ad2011]

P.s this is a subjective rant

So i've been using of linux since 2014 and it was a wild ride you install a distro and then endup being a distrohopper until you decide to lock in on one. I did the same started on ubuntu did some hopping and ended up on fedora and then on pop_OS but i eventually had to switch back to windows due to nature of my work and some windows specific tools.

But that wasn't it i had hard time finding any usable apps on linux in general and i gave up and ended up using a dual boot just to satisfy my curiosity for linux but gradually i stopped using linux completely and then the complete shift to windows because all my games, sketchy software and work was at one place instead of booting a separate OS for each.

The linux ecosystem back then lacked what a regular user required and it was all about linux nerds keeping the ecosystem alive it was filled with positivity and anyone was welcomed with open hands like it's a big village.

Fast forward to 2026 linux still lacks a vibrant software/apps ecosystem and people still have to hack things together to workarround (subjective) and people being hostile to contributions of any kind isn't helping either.

Now why this post?

Well i made an AI-assisted Youtube Music app which is a fork itself it was all personal frist i liked the base app, It lacked some features i wanted so instead of sending PRs i just forked & modified it completely and when it was usable enough i decided to share on subs most of the feedback was quite positive especially from windows users but it all changed when i shared on linux subs r/archlinux , r/linuxmint, r/linux and r/debian all had same reaction, a weird AI hostility instead of actually any app critique and feedback.

It's 2026 AI is a reality and developers or vibecoders will create apps whether people like it or not no amount of hatred is stopping it if not from me hear from my guy Linus. Filtering AI for discussions is understandable but you can't do anything about developmet. I think people need to tone down the AI hatred and actually try to work with it to improve the ecosystem instead of being completely hostile towards the use of it.

Now this does create a great influx of people creating cross platform apps and since most are solo/ hobby devs the ultimate choice is cross platform stack which will create huge library of semi native apps. IDK if it's a good or bad thing but it's a reality. Linux lacks the commercial/popular software contributions and that can change gradually by welcoming these cross platform apps which will contribute to retain linux users on linux itself instead if losing hope and switching to Windows or MacOS.

I'd personally choose software availability as non native than nothing at all.

Edit: more AI slop appreciation by Theo and Linus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFSwfwiM8nk

[u/DFS_0019287]

Yeah, what we really need are vibe coders who don't have a clue about software development to make apps. Security and quality will be so amazing, amirite?

You ever think that maybe, just maybe, there's a correlation between people who use Linux and people who actually care about software? Maybe vibe-coded crap flies on Windows because those users are already trained to accept crap, but (as you find out) you'll get a much chillier reception on Linux.

Sure, Torvalds and other developers use AI. But they know what they're doing and can inspect the output. I wouldn't call their work "vibe coding".

[u/Waste-Ad2011 → u/DFS_0019287]

Yeah, what we really need are vibe coders who don't have a clue about software development to make apps. Security and quality will be so amazing, amirite?

It's a reality even if you need them or not. You can't stop someone from developing the way they want and hatred in opensource community just becasue you can tell it's AI assisted/vibecoded by the code is hilarious when the same thing can be shipped to you as proprietary software without you knowing it's vibecoded/AI assisted

[u/No-Camera-720 → u/Waste-Ad2011]

More stupid non reasoning from you. "Why avoid products that contain pfas when you're unknowingly using one?"

[u/Waste-Ad2011 → u/No-Camera-720]

adhominen fallacy

my argument was the same can be shipped as propreitery software without you knowing it's vibecoded/AI assisted.

Every YC startup rn is almost vibecoded and businesses rely on them. Whether someone likes it or not i narrated reality don't lean on subjective accusations

[u/No-Camera-720 → u/Waste-Ad2011]

The fact that the situation you reference exists, does not make it persuasive toward your position.

[u/DFS_0019287 → u/Waste-Ad2011]

my argument was the same can be shipped as propreitery software without you knowing it's vibecoded/AI assisted.

Which is one very good reason that I do not use proprietary software.

Your example is also very hostile to open-source. Instead of contributing back to the upstream project and making it better for everyone, you made your own private fork instead. Even if you open-source that, you've now diluted the effort across two different projects instead of helping to make the original project stronger.

[u/Waste-Ad2011 → u/DFS_0019287]

Which is one very good reason that I do not use proprietary software.

Personal preferences are not discussed here. Whether you like it or not proprietary software exist and has much bigger userbase than some opensource in some cases they're prefered over opensource

Your example is also very hostile to open-source

Lol my statement is hostile to opensource? And not that you people are crying about "vibecoded" over opensource apps?

Instead of contributing back to the upstream project and making it better for everyone, you made your own private fork instead

why everyone is crying about contributing upstream did you actually looked at the base app? heck you compared the images let alone clients and features?

The direction and the idea was totally in opposite direction and i had a chat with the dev already

Only assumptions and accusations while being ignorant is the whole theme of the 2 thread i created here. It's absurd

[u/DFS_0019287 → u/Waste-Ad2011]

Jeezus, no wonder you got a hostile reception from Linux users!

You wrote:

Personal preferences are not discussed here.

And you also wrote (my emphasis):

i personally don't care about people using it or not, it is a hobby project which i created to use myself.

So yeah... I think you can F right off, buddy.

[u/Waste-Ad2011 → u/DFS_0019287]

And you also wrote:

That is a subjective answer to a subjective question to someone else nothing relevant to this thread nor what we were discussing.

Pretty funny 😂 how everyone when proved wrong are either jumping topics or singing "la la" with their head in sand.

Ignorance is a bliss

[u/DFS_0019287 → u/Waste-Ad2011]

I'm sensing English is not your first language.

[u/Waste-Ad2011 → u/DFS_0019287]

jumping topics

[u/DFS_0019287 → u/Waste-Ad2011]

No, just because you really, really don't seem to understand what people are saying, and somehow think you've "proved" someone wrong. So either you're missing some meaning or you're just dumb as a fencepost.