Linux For Everyone Episode 11: Episode 11: Zorin OS and the Future of Desktop Linux
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Oct 2, 2019 Artyom Zorin, co-founder of Zorin Group and co-creator of Zorin OS, builds Linux tailored for mainstream users and schools. He discusses making Linux familiar and accessible, sustainability through paid editions, partnerships to ship OS preinstalled, tools for mass migrations from Windows 7, Education and offline content plans for developing regions, and ambitions for Raspberry Pi and polished lightweight builds.
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Ask Projects How You Can Help
- If you want to help an open source project, contact them and ask what they need.
- Non-developers can have big impact through QA, documentation, and community work.
Teen-Built Origin Story
- Artyom and his brother built the first Zorin OS as a school science fair project when they were 12–13 years old.
- They released Zorin OS on July 1, 2009 and grew it from a hobby into a community project.
Familiarity As Adoption Strategy
- The brothers aimed to make Linux feel familiar so Windows users wouldn't need to learn a new system.
- That familiarity became the project's core message: a powerful desktop you already know how to use.