David Senra · Jul 26DHH: How to Build a Profitable Company Without Losing Control
DHH built it by fixing 75 things wrong with Linux, and it has cost thousands of hours. It installs in about 2 minutes versus 42 for a new Mac, and took off only after he made it radically different from Mac and Windows.
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- DHH builds products for himself first and trusts he is not alone▶ 49:11He has spent thousands of hours on Omarchy, which he gives away.
- DHH packages his expertise as a chef's choice instead of a construction kit▶ 56:57A full install takes about 2 minutes, against the 42 minutes his last new Mac took to set up.
- DHH's first Linux distribution failed because it copied Mac and Windows▶ 1:00:34He says only a tiny fraction of the population cares about free software as in speech.
- DHH says the best product ideas sound stupid or ugly at first▶ 1:02:27Omarchy's key-binding syllabus defied how every other computer aims to be approachable, and it took off.
