I saw that he was from CyanogenMod, but I didn’t remember the details of how things fell apart and didn’t realize he was the one responsible.
Comment on Playtron plans to launch PlaytronOS, a Linux-based OS for gaming
ICastFist@programming.dev 3 months ago
Of note, Playtron’s CEO is Kirt McMaster, the asshole who destroyed CyanogenMod for profit. Ars Technica’s comment section isn’t holding any punches on how unlikely this is to even become a finished product, much less something actually competitive against Steam Deck
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
Now that’s a name I haven’t heard for a long time. But I still do remember how the entire community pretty much went “lol no” and continued under the Lineage name as if nothing had happened.
As is to be expected when open source project tries to commercialize. Does anyone actually know of a project that has done something similar and not immediately failed?