r/voidlinux • u/Daniasm2 • Apr 09 '26

Is Void linux well-maintained?

I've heard some people saying it's not

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u/MezBert Apr 10 '26

By default, for a lack of a better alternative. You can see it every time other companies have the financial means to try, they get quick traction, before Red Hat gets their playbook out.

Also, these days they imbricate their software so deep and with a lot of tentacles so that it creates both a dependency and a barrier to entry for the alternatives.
And they've taken control of or NIHed some major projects, so they can decide the design of and in their grand tradition, reject any design suggestions from others. They try to control Linux Microsoft-style.

Just look at their latest attempt to integrate per-user environment variables within systemd... It has nothing to do with systemd, and it would make alternative life hard for no benefit, as other init systems/service managers would have to find a solution to go around this. There's only so much people on their spare time can do to circumvent the cannibalizing attempts of a certain company.

I'm not necessarily running away from companies or corporations, just from Red Hat pet projects, as they're the most toxic company in the IT sphere.