Re: [seul-edu] New Linux distribution !

[Bill Ries-Knight <brk@slip.net>]

Odile,
]
I have an old Compaq Prolinea Net 1/433 which is a compact all-in-one 486 with
built-in NIC and no CD.  This sounds like an ideal box to try it on.

What do you think?

Bill

Odile Bénassy wrote:

> Roger R Dingledine wrote:
> >
> > > Odile Bénassy wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I you wish to have a look at
> > > > "http://tiny.seul.org/",
> > > > I've just put packages for a new Linux distribution called "TINY Linux"
> > > >
> > > Odile,
> > >
> > >    This needs to be announced on Freshmeat, Linux Weekly News,
> > > LinuxToday, and comp.os.linux.announce.  Roger will help with that, I
> > > have no doubt.  Actually, sending a message to seul-announce@seul.org
> > > will probably accomplish the first three announcements.
> >
> > ok, yeah, i can send it to seul-announce, lwn, and linuxtoday. you'll
> > have to do the freshmeat submit yourself, as well as send to cola.
> >
> > you're going to want an actual blurb for the announce (a paragraph or
> > two), justifying why you made a new distrib, who your target audience
> > is, etc. Be sure to pick a version number, so you can increment it later
> > and so people can reference which version they're using.
> >
> > do you want a mailing list?
> >
> > you should make it very clear that you've considered the other several
> > dozen distributions out there, and despite them you decided another one
> > was necessary (and why).
>
> I can still do that here, for SEUL/EDU members:
> TINY Linux is a very special, very small Linux distribution.
> You can install it with floppies, no need for a CDROM. But you can run
> modern applications on it, as long as they do not demand KDE or GNOME.
> And you do not need to be a Linux guru, installation is simple.
> Therefore it is designed for old machines, for example in classrooms, in
> poor countries...
>
> I would be happy to share some of the work with some of you, folks.
> There is lots to do with applications, select them, localize them, adapt
> if necessary, make an easy install... any volunteer ?
>
> --
> Odile Bénassy,
> "http://perso.magic.fr/obenassy/"

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