Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Manjaro Linux — one of the most popular Arch-based distros — is facing its biggest internal crisis ever. Nineteen team members, including the company's own CTO, have signed the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto," demanding the project be restructured as an independent non-profit and separated from its parent company, Manjaro GmbH & Co. KG.
In this video, we break down exactly what went wrong, what the team is demanding, how project lead Philip Müller has responded, and what a fork would actually mean for the Manjaro community.
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📌 Read the original manifesto on the Manjaro forum.
Manjaro Linux — one of the most popular Arch-based distros — is facing its biggest internal crisis ever. Nineteen team members, including the company's own CTO, have signed the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto," demanding the project be restructured as an independent non-profit and separated from its parent company, Manjaro GmbH & Co. KG.
In this video, we break down exactly what went wrong, what the team is demanding, how project lead Philip Müller has responded, and what a fork would actually mean for the Manjaro community.
🔔 Subscribe for more Linux news and open-source deep dives.
📌 Read the original manifesto on the Manjaro forum.
