Hello Steven - At 11:50 AM 8/26/02 +0000, you wrote:
>> Any new developments re: BasicLinux lately? >Thanks to Diego Barizo, we now have a Spanish version of >BasicLinux. It's double-dutch to me, so hopefully all the >questions in Spanish will go to him rather than me. If you would like to offer multiple language versions of BasciLinux I could try to interest some of the FIDO Linux people in doing translations. There are several who speak 6 languages and at least one or two who have an interest in mini-installs of Linux. I'm mono-lingual myself, unfortunately. >Recently the server at volny.cz has (for some unfathomable >reason) been mangling the download of all .gz files. I >tried uploading fresh copies of the files, but the problem >remained. In the end I solved the problem by repackaging >all .gz files as .tgz files. I haven't got around to >replacing the .gz files at ibiblio.org (which does not >mangle .gz files), but I will probably do that in the next >few days. Only variations I can think of are the ASCII and BINARY options for FTP that could cause this to happen. I was told of some flooding that could affect Arachne but has had no obvious affect on them? >Some minor items have been added to the FAQ. > >As for the future, I'm thinking about basing BasicLinux 2.x >on Slackware 8.1. This will vastly increase the available >software for users. However, unfortunately, the much larger >kernel and libraries will obsolete some older PCs. I'm not >very happy about this, but it is probably inevitable. I'm >still trying to think of ways around this and will probably >spend the next few months experimenting with some options. >But don't expect to see anything tangible before Christmas. As long as your original version remains available I see no reason you need limit yourself and lose your momentum. I had argued for years with Linux users that their advice to newbies to install Linux on minimal `386s just was not going to happen with existing installs. The existence of your BasicLinux solves that argument and I can now direct those new users to your BasicLinux. If they get the Slackware v3.5 CD for $.99 plus shipping they have what they need to begin using Linux on their SurvPC hardware. :-) When you "obsolete some" what would you envision as the new minimum hardware platform required? Charles Angelich The Ghost in the Machine! DOS and W31 Tech website: http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost Stories, poems, music, and photos website: http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/faf To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
