Re: SEUL: distributions

[Doug Loss <dloss@csrlink.net>]

Steven Darnold wrote:
> 
> Ah... we return to my original point.  It seems to me that
> the "masses" who most urgently need Linux are those with
> 386's and low-end 486's.  Abandoned by Micro$oft, they will
> gladly embrace Linux if we open the door to them.  What they
> need is a compact, user-friendly distribution that provides
> a comprehensive range of features without the arcanery and
> redundancy that clog the main distributions.  One easy-to-use
> editor, one shell (bash, naturally), one mail reader ...
> you get the idea.

Steven,

   You should check out the Computerbank project
<http://www.linux.org.au/projects/computerbank/>.  Their goals would
seem to address your concerns pretty exactly.

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