>>4431>I never said that arch-based distros are badNever said you did, I am just saying Garuda isn't just some riced out fork and actually has some value to the distro.
>Why use Artix if you are compromisingBecause again, due to my hardware I was FORCED to compromise. At the time of me using Artix I couldn't get things like rog-control-center or asusctl and have them play nice but now they do, which is why I am probably going to switch back soon. I do care about freedom but outside of the init system issues I am not getting more or less freedom on something like Garuda. I can still rice it the same as I did on Arch or Artix just fine, everything else outside of the convenient configs were standard (and a lot of the configs are stuff I would apply myself so I didn't mind, maybe in a cleaner way), etc. And while yes Artix has a smaller community, since it's so close to Arch minus init system freedom it doesn't need a huge one because outside of documentation on the wiki and forums about systems, all other information applies which is why Artix is a very neat and versatile distro. It rides the benefits of all the leg work done on Arch over the years and improves upon it while maintaining compatibility.
At the end of the day if you have hardware that can't be utilized on the OS you currently use, wouldn't you be willing change to another option EVEN IF it meant compromising on some of your freedom? And keep in mind, this isn't trivial hardware that doesn't effect your day-to-day, I am talking about stuff like charge-limiting so you don't wear out your battery or the ability to use your GPU fans correctly. Without a compromise best case scenario you are going to have hardware issues making your machine not function well, and worse case scenario for some people, though rare, your machine doesn't really work at all.