In the last 15 years, Arch Linux has grown from a one man project to one of the most popular Linux distributions. In contrast to most other successful open source projects, it has no commercial backing, no governing body and no formal rules. It is not particularly user friendly, welcoming to newcomers or easy to learn. So where does Arch's success come from? In this talk, we look inside Arch Linux. We show how platforms like the Arch Wiki and the AUR built a strong community of competent Linux users that makes Arch unique and keeps it alive.

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