Still a shame it isn't based on the best distro in the world as it was initially planned.
EDIT: this was misinformation. Idk if I was hallucinating again or I confused it with another distro (e. g. BlendOS) but VanillaOS was never meant to be based on Arch.
OK but Debian is the best distro outside of this world.
The operating system used for key station functions is the Debian Linux distribution.[258] The migration from Microsoft Windows to Linux was made in May 2013 for reasons of reliability, stability and flexibility
Thanks for the EDIT because I thought I had really missed something.
I am addicted to Arch and the AUR but it is precisely that it is NOT Arch that makes Vanilla look attractive. Do I REALLY need multiple new kernels per month like Arch gives me?
Having a more stable base sounds like a great idea. Using containers to get access to the Arch repositories and the AUR on top of Debian sounds even better. Vanilla bakes support for that scenario right in.