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From: |
Therese Godefroy |
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Subject: |
www/server/staging free-distros.html |
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Date: |
Mon, 20 May 2019 11:12:48 -0400 (EDT) |
CVSROOT: /webcvs/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Therese Godefroy <th_g> 19/05/20 11:12:48
Modified files:
server/staging : free-distros.html
Log message:
Remove 'Default Desktop' column; add level of expertise expected from
users; minor edit.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/staging/free-distros.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.11&r2=1.12
Patches:
Index: free-distros.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/server/staging/free-distros.html,v
retrieving revision 1.11
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -b -r1.11 -r1.12
--- free-distros.html 13 May 2019 20:20:30 -0000 1.11
+++ free-distros.html 20 May 2019 15:12:48 -0000 1.12
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
<style type="text/css" media="screen"><!--
h2 { margin-bottom: 1.5em; }
h3 { margin: 1.8em 0 1.3em; }
+.basic { color: blue }
+.interm { color: purple }
+.advanced { color: red }
+.my-comment { color: green }
.summary {
padding-top: .7em; padding-bottom: 1.2em;
margin-top: 0;
@@ -106,7 +110,8 @@
workstations</h3>
<p>The distributions that follow are installable to a computer's hard
-drive and/or can be run live.</p>
+drive and/or can be run live. They are tagged (between brackets) according
+to how much knowledge of the GNU/Linux system is expected from users.</p>
<!-- Do not add or remove anything from this list without a lot of
discussion, following the usual process, and confirmation by RMS. See
@@ -116,91 +121,100 @@
<thead><tr>
<th>Distribution</th>
<th>Brief Description</th>
- <th>Default Desktop</th>
</tr></thead>
<tr class="even">
<td class="icon"><a href="https://dragora.org/en/index.html";>
<img src="/graphics/distros-dragora.png"
alt="Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre" /></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre</em> â
- an independent distribution based on concepts of simplicity.</td>
- <td>Xfce</td>
+ <td class="text"><span class="advanced">[Advanced]</span>
+ <em>Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre</em> —
+ an independent distribution based on concepts of simplicity.
+ <span class="my-comment">
+ No installer yet.</span></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td class="icon"><a href="https://www.dyne.org/software/dynebolic/";>
<img src="/graphics/distros-dyen.png" alt="Dyne:bolic" /></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>Dyne:bolic</em> â
- a “static” distro, normally run from a live CD, with
+ <td class="text"><span class="basic">[Basic?]</span>
+ <em>Dyne:bolic</em> —
+ a “static” distro, normally run from a live DVD, with
special emphasis on audio and video editing. Since it will
- not receive security updates, it should be used offline.</td>
- <td>GNOME 2</td>
+ not receive security updates, it should be used offline.
+ <span class="my-comment">
+ It may not run on recent hardware.</span></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td class="icon"><a href="http://www.gnewsense.org/";>
<img src="/graphics/distros-gnewsense.png" alt="gNewSense" /></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>gNewSense</em> â
- a Debian-based distro, sponsored by the FSF.</td>
- <td>GNOME 3</td>
+ <td class="text"><span class="basic">[Basic]</span>
+ <em>gNewSense</em> —
+ a Debian-based distro, sponsored by the FSF.
+ <span class="my-comment">
+ It may not run on recent hardware, but can be installed
+ from a “net-install” CD on very old machines.</span></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td class="icon"><a href="/software/guix/">
<img src="/software/guix/static/base/img/Guix.png" alt="guix"
/></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>Guix System</em> â
+ <td class="text"><span class="advanced">[Advanced]</span>
+ <em>Guix System</em> —
an advanced distro built
on top of GNU Guix (pronounced “geeks”), a purely
- functional package manager for the GNU system. </td>
- <td>GNOME 3</td>
+ functional package manager for the GNU system.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td class="icon"><a href="https://www.hyperbola.info/?gnu-free-stros-page";>
<img src="/graphics/distro-hyperbola.png" alt="Hyperbola" /></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre</em> â
+ <td class="text"><span class="advanced">[Advanced]</span>
+ <em>Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre</em> —
a long-term support simplicity-focused distribution based on
Arch GNU/Linux.</td>
- <td>Bash</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td class="icon"><a href="https://www.parabola.nu";>
<img src="/graphics/distros-parabola.png"
alt="Parabola GNU/Linux-libre" /></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>Parabola GNU/Linux-libre</em> â
- an Arch-based distro which
- prioritizes simple package and system management.</td>
- <td>Bash</td>
+ <td class="text"><span class="interm">[Intermediate?]</span>
+ <em>Parabola GNU/Linux-libre</em> —
+ an Arch-based distro which prioritizes simple package and system
+ management.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td class="icon"><a href="https://pureos.net/";>
<img src="/graphics/pureos-logo-small.png" style="max-height: 1.8em;"
alt="PureOS" /></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>PureOS</em> â
+ <td class="text"><span class="basic">[Basic]</span>
+ <em>PureOS</em> —
a Debian-based distro which focuses on privacy, security, and
convenience.</td>
- <td>GNOME 3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td class="icon"><a href="https://trisquel.info/";>
<img src="/graphics/distros-trisquel.png" alt="Trisquel" /></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>Trisquel</em> â
- an Ubuntu-based distro, oriented
- toward small enterprises, domestic users and educational centers.</td>
- <td>MATE</td>
+ <td class="text"><span class="basic">[Basic]</span>
+ <em>Trisquel</em> —
+ an Ubuntu-based distro, oriented toward small enterprises,
+ domestic users and educational centers.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td class="icon"><a href="http://www.ututo.org/";>
<img src="/graphics/distros-ututo.png" alt="Ututo" /></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>Ututo S</em> â
+ <td class="text"><span class="basic">[Basic]</span>
+ <em>Ututo</em> —
the first fully free GNU/Linux system recognized by the GNU
- Project.</td>
- <td>Unity</td>
+ Project.
+ <span class="my-comment">
+ The latest release (Ututo 2017) is based on Ubuntu.
+ No installer yet.</span></td>
</tr>
</table>
@@ -222,7 +236,7 @@
<tr class="odd">
<td class="icon"><a href="http://librecmc.org/";> <img
src="/graphics/librecmc.png" alt="libreCMC" /></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>libreCMC</em> â
+ <td class="text"><em>libreCMC</em> —
an embedded distro for devices with
very limited resources. While primarily targeting routers, it
offers support for a wide range of devices and use cases. In
@@ -232,7 +246,7 @@
<tr class="even">
<td class="icon"><a href="http://proteanos.com/";> <img
src="/graphics/proteanos.png" alt="ProteanOS" /></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>ProteanOS</em> â
+ <td class="text"><em>ProteanOS</em> —
a new, small, and fast distribution for embedded
devices. Its platform configuration feature allows binary
packages to be configured at build-time and run-time for
@@ -294,7 +308,7 @@
<tr class="odd">
<td class="icon"><a href="http://www.blagblagblag.org/";>
<img src="/graphics/distros-blag.jpg" alt="BLAG Linux and GNU"
/></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>BLAG Linux and GNU</em> â
+ <td class="text"><em>BLAG Linux and GNU</em> —
a Fedora-based distro.</td>
<td class="text"><em>Removed June 2018</em> at the request of the
maintainers, as they had stopped maintaining it.</td>
@@ -303,7 +317,7 @@
<tr class="even">
<td class="icon"><a href="https://musixdistro.wordpress.com/";>
<img src="/graphics/distros-musix.png" alt="Musix GNU+Linux" /></a></td>
- <td class="text"><em>Musix</em> â
+ <td class="text"><em>Musix</em> —
a Knoppix-based distribution with special
emphasis on audio production. This is a “static”
distro, normally run from a live CD. Since it will not receive
@@ -370,7 +384,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2019/05/13 20:20:30 $
+$Date: 2019/05/20 15:12:48 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>