Surprised to hear he uses a 9 yr old PC just like mine. I buy old quad core biz desktops for $60 and add a $20 SSD. We really live in the golden age of computers. When I was young, a 486 or Pentuim 1 was $2-3K ($10K in today's dollars) and obsolete in 5 years.
Interesting Interview. The Gnome Choice Explanation was interesting to hear. And there was a View in the Future for Zorin 18 and when it could come. We will see if it is ready then or need more work. With AI it was a diplomatic Answer I guess.
Well if they would step away from gnome all their desktop layouts are gone, they have to rewrite those for other desktop environment(s).
Yes, that is true. But what surprises me was that they find it relatively easy to customize. Maybe from a Programmers Point of View it is so. For me as a simple User it looks all the time that it is more ... complicated.
Nice interview with one of the Zorin developer brothers, Artyom Zorin.
For those who prefer to watch on YouTube, and be able to view it in 1080P, please refer to this version of the video.
This is the first time that I've ever seen Artyom Zorin, and I am finally getting to hear the story about the two brother's, from Artyom himself. I mean ya, I've read the story in his online article page, but I feel like the story carries more weight, in video form. I am still watching it as we speak, just started it infact, so I have no other opinions to post other then that.
Well, I gotta say, you are an awesome dude, who'm I have a lot of respect for. As you know, I have been with Zorin OS for many years now, I have had ups, I have had downs, and a few back and fourths thrown in-between. Overall, I kept coming back to Zorin OS, because your OS provides what I need.
Over the years I've appreciated, just how much more lovely your OS has gotten, while dialing back the complexity of it, making it easier to use. You made it easy for Windows user, completely switch over to Zorin OS, when Windows 7 was at end of life.
Most of the problems that I had with Zorin OS 9 in the early days, and Zorin OS 12 later on, all got corrected, in Zorin OS 16. The most important fact, you made it possible for a Windows user, to make the switch over to Linux,
Your OS provides all the tools that I need, to help me improve my workflow, in order to get stuff done. What tools it doesn't have, I can easily install through the use of APPS and or extensions. I especially love the choice you made, to include the Nvidia drivers out of the box!
I also think its smart to have 3 versions of Zorin OS. Zorin OS for the home, Zorin OS for education, and Zorin OS for business. In doing so, you help bring Zorin OS 1-step further, to becoming the one stop shop OS, where you don't need Windows anymore.
The biggest excuse I've heard from business's, about why they can't switch over to Linux, is due to the use of proprietary software. But in reality, you could code that same software, or a version of it, in Linux, all you have to do, is do it, and it can be done.
I also appreciated what you said about the security of Linux in general, as well as how the security applies to Zorin OS specifically. Part of what keeps Zorin OS so secure, is that you use Ubuntu, which does have a lot of support for it, like those security updates you were talking about.
I also love how you talked about how, you are handling the computer remote management situation, by the use of Zorin Grid. I honestly believe, that if you could have Zorin Grid ready for when Windows 10 loses support, you will remove another excuse reason, why a business can't switch to Linux.
One of the beautiful things about Linux, is its a collaborated effort, among all the teams and distro's. But let it be said, that you and your brother, are pioneering some new features into Zorin OS, that is really going to put Zorin OS on the map, to bring us one step closer to where we can say, yes, this is the year of the Linux desktop, and the time to switch, is now.
Form my heart, to yours, thank you for everything that you and your brother are doing. And while its true I didn't upgrade to Zorin OS 17, rest assured, I will be buying Zorin OS 18, and upgrading to it, when you have released it. As someone once said, when knowledge is shared, everyone benefits.
I strongly feel, that Zorin OS has improved my life, and for that, I feel like I have benefited. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart, 
An Addition because the Video is already here:
Thanks so much for the kind words @StarTreker, we really appreciate it! 
Can you merge both topics into one @AZorin
I thought that was cool as well. My eyes went wide open, when I discovered that Artyom codes on a 9 year old computer. You would think all those lines of code, would bring the machine to a crawl, but it must be handling it well.
It just goes to show, you can keep any machine alive for longer, if you run Linux on it. I also appreciate his philosophy, on not being wasteful. A 10-year old machine might be outdated, but not obsolete, it can still be used!
I also agree with what you are saying about the way computer's were in the 90's. If you had a 486 or P1, they were outdated in 5 years. I think that was partly because technology was moving forward at an impressive rate, we weren't going to be reaching the diminishing returns period for another 30-years.
I would say we are now living in the diminishing returns period. For each new generation of computer that has come out post pandemic, they have only been slightly better, making only slight improvements in the benchmarks.
This is because, once you already have multiple CPU cores running in parallel, doing simultaneous operations, and you know your limited on how much you can push CPU frequency, both due to voltage and heat limitations, there is only so much you can do, to improve performance.
Were technically in the golden age of computers, they have never been as good as they are today. And its going to be at least a decade or more before we see quantum computing in the home, if that even happens at all.
Due to differing time zone schedules, eight hours passed so I went ahead and merged the two threads. These are merged in Chronological order - so this means that the O.P. switched members - and there may be intermediaries between some comments.
Pretty normal for net interactions, really...
I think the possible business opportunities might be with non-profits, NGOs and micro business. I wish more 'ethical youtubers' (those who speak to social, environmental justice issues) would use Linux too - or even talk about it. I know that my switch to Linux was more about "ethical computing" than it was dollars or tools.
Zorin what I remember it was first linux what I focused and start learning. Of course the people on this forum very help me. With a couple years I started learning linux. Zorin is best option for beginners near the mint linux distribution but Zorin have more themes, for people who don't know how to change desktop to not hurt distribution.
You aren't kidding, they made it stupid easy to switch. I thought it was going to be a huge ordeal to install/try Linux and it turned out to be no big deal. I installed, set up my environment and started working on it like I'd been using it all my life. I had only meant to do a test run on a spare pc, but ended up literally not using Windows from that day on.
I am going to watch the interview, haven't had time yet but everyone in this thread has piqued my curiosity.
What a nice interview, really. I enjoyed listened it, so informative and funny.
DL: "What was your main challenge when you start developing you OS?"
Artyom : "Well, we have to learn to code" 
What was especially nice to hear is the feeling that Artyom shared about open source software in general: "if anyone take something from our work, and built something usefull on top of it for oneself, or for anyone - we shall be very glad". (not exact quote though, of course).
Thank you, DL, and Artyom!
Well I got a chance to watch the interview last night: great interview! Artyom seems like a genuinely nice guy with a humble spirit. One thing that really impressed me as I listened to the interview was the obvious regard the Zorin team have for the people and organizations that use Zorin OS, and how much that directs the decisions they make.
