Omarchy Stories
004: Bjarne Øverli - Omarchy Core Team
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What makes computing fun again? In episode 004 of Omarchy Stories, Bjarne Øverli joins the conversation to talk about Linux, creative side projects, and finding a community you want to build with.
A self-taught developer, CTO at Unite AS, and member of the Omarchy Core team, Bjarne shares his journey from early Linux and BSD experiments to helping shape Omarchy. We explore the balance between an opinionated setup and the freedom to make your computer your own—and what everyday life on the core team looks like.
We also dig into Thema, CLIAMP, and the appeal of bringing Winamp nostalgia to the terminal. From radio streams and the pirate-radio spirit behind Omarchy Stories to AI in the operating system and meeting fellow builders at Omacon, this episode is about the tools and people that make technology personal.
Bjarne also reflects on learning by doing, finding his own path into the industry, and sharing projects publicly before feeling fully ready.
Follow Omarchy Stories for more conversations with the people building and shaping the community.
🔗🔗🔗 LINKS 🔗🔗🔗
Basti
https://basti.net
https://x.com/bastidotnet
Bjarne Øverli
https://x.com/iamdothash
https://contextowl.co
Omarchy Stories
https://omarchystories.org
https://x.com/OmarchyStories
https://www.youtube.com/@OmarchyStories
⌚⌚⌚ CHAPTERS ⌚⌚⌚
00:00 Welcome and meet Bjarne Øverli
01:02 Becoming a self-taught developer
02:41 Life as CTO at Unite and Norway’s media industry
04:21 Discovering Omarchy
06:33 Early Linux distributions and BSD experiments
08:06 Freedom, control, and a practical Linux setup
09:07 Omarchy for development and security research
10:09 The idea of an Omarchy phone
11:12 Themes, Thema, and contributing to the community
16:16 CLI-AMP: Winamp nostalgia in your terminal
17:49 Radio streams and Omarchy Radio
18:55 Omarchy Stories and its pirate-radio roots
21:00 Life on the Omarchy core team
24:18 A growing community and finding podcast guests
27:26 Hacker nostalgia and the joy of computing
29:32 AI as part of the operating system
32:15 Omacon: community, talks, and meeting people
37:05 How Bjarn joined the Omarchy core team
39:15 Starting a podcast, making videos, and putting yourself out there
42:57 Closing thoughts and the next Omacon