[huskerlug] Re: DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.

  • From: James Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:54:28 -0500

Patrick, that is one great thing about Linuxes  and the BSDs, they're 
free. So, you can try them out and
see if they suit your needs. I'm glad to see you're trying out something 
new.  I tried out the live Cd of
NetBSD, and it worked well, and I see they finally came out with an 
upgrade of that.  It will at
least go on a virtual machine, if it works well enough.  I suppose the 
only thing I might push at the
moment is Debian "Etch" but they're suppose to stop supporting it 
entirely in about a year.

You might take a look at Mepis8 and see how that will work on free 
computers, they are suppose
to have a version of it, that is aimed at older computers, so that would 
be well worth looking into. ---Jim

Patrick wrote:
> Thanks for the post!  I found Qimo, after seeing the announcement, here, and 
> also on Linux magazine (online).
>
> Qimo is something I will be using, to get some kids computers out the door 
> for the Toddler Project, where I provide systems to daycare and Community 
> Centers, whether they be private or public, in Orange, Seminole, other 
> Counties as requested, in Central Florida.
>
>
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> P. Berry, USAF (Retired); FCC license KJ4JTK;
> Linux User #65411 http://lugww.counter.li.org  
> http://distrowatch.com  http://livecdlist.com 
> http://safeharbordome.com http://minidome.net
>
>
> --- On Mon, 3/30/09, James Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
>> From: James Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [huskerlug] DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use 
>> Linux, BSD.
>> To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 1:51 PM
>> http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20090330#news
>>
>> Actually, there were several things of interest in this
>> issue the 
>> founder of that Linux Distro, that started with a 4-letter
>> word,  has 
>> come out with Tinycore distro, with a detailed write up
>> about, of course 
>> one of the biggest improvements is a different name!
>>
>> Also, an interesting about the split-up at PCLinuxOS.  It
>> reminds one 
>> what happen with Knoppix, but even with more rancor.  It is
>> a shame what 
>> happened with PCL.  I was looking forward to have it about
>> as my only 
>> Linux distro, instead I have left on only one computer, the
>> one that it 
>> still functioned somewhat.
>>
>> Anyway, this issue is interesting to read.  ---Jim
>>
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