{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b49cce8db6d85e2f5fa5b7e1","clusterId":"c_755c30cd535688a5c0478eb3","slug":"omacom-foundation-launches-with-8m-from-tech-leaders","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Omacom Foundation Launches With $8M From Tech Leaders","summary":"David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails, has founded the Omacom Foundation, a non-profit supporting his Linux distribution Omarchy. The foundation launched with $8 million in donations, including $1 million each from eight tech figures such as Jack Dorsey, Michael Dell, and Patrick Collison. The foundation holds Omarchy's trademark, funds infrastructure, and supports dependent open-source software.","whyItMatters":"The backing of eight high-profile tech executives gives DHH's Omarchy Linux a serious funding base to push the 'year of the Linux desktop' agenda forward.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Heinemeier Hansson has put real money behind his Linux push. The Omacom Foundation, a non-profit he founded to promote Omarchy, his Arch-based Linux distribution, starts with $8 million raised from eight donors who each gave $1 million.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe donor list reads like a who\u0026#39;s who of tech: Shopify\u0026#39;s Tobi Lütke, Stripe\u0026#39;s Patrick Collison, Dell\u0026#39;s Michael Dell, Block\u0026#39;s Jack Dorsey, Cloudflare\u0026#39;s Matthew Prince, Oculus\u0026#39;s Brendan Iribe, and 37signals\u0026#39;s Jason Fried, alongside Hansson himself.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmarchy is an \u0026#34;omakase\u0026#34; type Linux that ships with Neovim, Chromium, Obsidian, LibreOffice, Kdenlive, and OBS Studio pre-installed. The foundation holds the trademark, funds infrastructure, and aims to support the open-source projects Omarchy depends on. Hansson said it is time to \u0026#34;go all in\u0026#34; on making the Linux desktop mainstream.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTobi Lütke\u003c/strong\u003e: Shopify co-founder and CEO\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Collison\u003c/strong\u003e: Stripe co-founder and CEO\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Dell\u003c/strong\u003e: Dell Technologies founder, chairman, and CEO\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack Dorsey\u003c/strong\u003e: Block co-founder, chairman, and CEO\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Prince\u003c/strong\u003e: Cloudflare co-founder, chairman, and CEO\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrendan Iribe\u003c/strong\u003e: Oculus co-founder\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Fried\u003c/strong\u003e: 37signals co-founder\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Heinemeier Hansson\u003c/strong\u003e: Ruby on Rails developer\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Omacom Foundation launches with $8M from eight tech donors to back Omarchy, DHH's Arch-based Linux. Jack Dorsey, Michael Dell, Patrick Collison among backers. The non-profit holds the trademark and funds infrastructure.","twitterPost":"Omacom Foundation launches with $8M in donations from eight tech leaders including Jack Dorsey and Michael Dell to support Omarchy Linux. DHH says it's time to go all in on the Linux desktop.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"DHH founded the Omacom Foundation to back his Omarchy Linux, and it opens with $8 million from eight tech heavyweights. 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