Roadmap questions

[MrAureliusR]

Hey there!

I really like DSL 2024 - but I noticed there are only really 2 and a bit months remaining in 2024. I have a couple of questions about the roadmap for the new DSL!

1. Are there going to be more RCs before an initial release?
   
2. Will the name change each year (DSL 2025, DSL 2026 etc) or will it follow a common naming pattern, like YY.MM for some distros? (18.04, 24.06 etc). A series of themed names is also a really neat option, like Debian and the Toy Story characters.
   
3. Is it going to be a traditional release schedule distro, or rolling-release?
   
4. Is support for any other DEs/WMs planned?
   
5. Will you accept volunteer contributions in certain areas? There was another topic about a book -- I happen to be a professional writer and editor and would be happy to at the very least copy-edit and/or edit the book if a project does start. I have some programming knowledge but my expertise is all in embedded systems - I mostly use Linux instead of writing code for it, though I do have a couple of decades of experience as a user!
   
6. Is there any established way the community can help you/the project?
   

Note that I'm not requesting or asking for any of these things, I'm just curious what the plans are, both short-term and long-term for DSL

Cheers,

[John]

Hi MrAureliusR,

Sorry for the delayed response. I have been working a lot lately (56 hours this week) and really tired at the end of the day, but I wanted to give your post the attention it deserves.

1. If there are any major bugs that crop up I will do more RCs for testing. If not I will just push the current RC to the initial 2024.

2. I am going to make 2025 a related but smaller sized distribution.

3. No, I am one person working mostly alone. So, I work on it as I can, between hours of paid work.

4. I have no plans, but I am open to possibilities. If there is demand out there for something like a tiling window manager I would consider adding one. I do not see going DE anytime soon.

5 I absolutely would love help of any kind! I don't see writing a book right now, partially because 2024 piggybacks so much off of antiX, but I think a lot of How-To type of articles could be written, and if it makes sense then we can organize them into a book at some point. Otherwise we could just host them in some type of online resource.

6 You can post here, message me here or email me, John@damnsmalllinux.org.

Thank you,
John

[MrAureliusR]

Hi MrAureliusR,

Sorry for the delayed response.  I have been working a lot lately (56 hours this week) and really tired at the end of the day, but I wanted to give your post the attention it deserves. 

1.  If there are any major bugs that crop up I will do more RCs for testing.  If not I will just push the current RC to the initial 2024.

2.  I am going to make 2025 a related but smaller sized distribution.

3. No, I am one person working mostly alone.  So, I work on it as I can, between hours of paid work.

4. I have no plans, but I am open to possibilities.  If there is demand out there for something like a tiling window manager I would consider adding one.  I do not see going DE anytime soon.

5 I absolutely would love help of any kind!  I don't see writing a book right now, partially because 2024 piggybacks so much off of antiX, but I think a lot of How-To type of articles could be written, and if it makes sense then we can organize them into a book at some point.  Otherwise we could just host them in some type of online resource.

6 You can post here, message me here or email me, John@damnsmalllinux.org.

Thank you,
John

Hey, thanks for the answers, but I have a couple follow-up questions. For #3, I don't think we understood each other, I meant the type of updates (will there be certain "release dates" or will the packages just be constantly updated, like the way Arch Linux does it).

Also, with the 2025 "related but smaller" project, what will happen to the current version of DSL? Will it continue to be maintained or will focus shift to the new version? Just curious because I really like what I see so far! I recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Duo 1090 that runs an Intel Atom. I put AntiX on it initially but I think DSL might actually perform better and so I am thinking about switching over, I just am curious if it will be supported down the road.

Cheers, and again, if anyone does any technical writing I am more than happy to edit/copyedit/collaborate. LaTeX is a great way to make awesome looking documentation.