What Is Omarchy Linux, and Why Is 37signals Moving to It?

If you’ve never heard of Omarchy Linux, you’re not alone. But thanks to the software company 37signals moving to it, that may change.

I’ve been using Linux since I ftp’ed the source code down from MIT in 1990. I’ve used over a hundred distros over the years, but I confess I’d barely heard of Omarchy Linux. That’s changing now that 37signals, the software company behind the project management program Basecamp and Ruby on Rails, is making Omarchy the business’s default desktop operating system.

So what is it? Omarchy Linux is an…