The Aeryn OS Linux distribution formerly known as Serpent OS has published a 2025 retrospective to recap the project changes over the past year as well as a look ahead to 2026.
Besides changing the name of the Linux distribution in 2025, another change was project founder Ikey Doherty quietly stepping away from the project. Similar to when he stepped away from Solus Linux he founded and without any trace (ultimately Ikey writing an open letter on Phoronix later on about the change), he left Aeryn OS developers without any real notice. The Aeryn OS developers note in their 2025 retrospective they still haven’t heard anything from Ikey but imagine he has stepped away due to personal/family matters.
I honestly am lost on what this distro is at this point.
Somebody fill me in.
Don’t know what’s special about this one. Ikey Doherty though is well known for starting new distros. Managing to get them into a relatively stable and semi-popular state. Then leaving and starting a new distro. Seems very capable. No idea what happens behind the scenes for him to keep dropping out from the distros he founds
I remember when Solus (I think it was called Evolution or Evolve OS first) and people were calling Ikey leaving the project to start a new one eventually. Always happens