[$] Going boldly into the COSMIC desktop environment

After three years of development, Linux hardware provider System76has declaredthe COSMIC desktopenvironment stable. It shipped COSMIC Epoch1 as part of thelong-awaited Pop!_OS24.04LTSrelease on December11, just in time for Linux enthusiasts tohave something to tinker with over the end-of-year holidays. With thestable release out the door, it seemed like a good time to check backin on COSMIC and see how it has evolved since the first alpha. For a firststable release of a new desktop environment, COSMIC shows a lot ofpromise and room to grow.