Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli wrote: > I had in mind something similar with much broader scope, which would be > some comparison of free software distribution guidelines (FSDG) > compliant GNU/Linux distributions. > > It would list some information such as: > - which architecture does the distribution support > - what are the minimum hardware requirements to use the distribution if > such information is available > - what mechanism are in place to make sure the binaries matches the > source code (signed releases, reproducible builds) > - What security systems it supports (selinux, apparmor) > - what kind of users it's targeted at (for instance Trisquel is meant > to be easy to use while Parabola is for advanced users or people > that want to learn to become advanced users) > - if the distribution is self-hosted or not and what kind of usages > or machines it's targetted at (proteanoOS and libreCMC) > - what kind of release system (rolling releases, stables releases)
I'd add: - Init system(s) of the distro. > Would such thing be welcome on the Libreplanet wiki? I'm sure it would also be great to maintain such a comparison table at the Wikipedia to reach the wider audience. -- I'm an FSF member -- Help us support software freedom! <http://www.fsf.org/jf?referrer=7253>
