newOldUser
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Posted: April 01 2007,13:48 |
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Hey lucky13, I like your blog post on DSL's future. You make some good points.
I run DSL two ways. One, as a primary operating system (frugal install) on older hardware that I want to use as a Server. I add a couple of MyDSL packages and poof, I have my music/web/webcam/samba/file/you-name-it server up and running. I find it a great way to re-use old hardware. I like that it has a low resource GUI interface so I don't have to remember all the command line mumbo-jumbo when I'm making changes.
Secondly, I run DSL as a temporary operating system (via usb stick or live CD) on more current hardware. Usually, I only do this to demonstrate Linux to others or do some repair work when the primary operating system on that machine will not boot.
I think if people are looking for a primary operating system on newer hardware they'll probably go with something like Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora, etc
Why did I first pick DSL? I was interested in learning Linux, I had some old hardware to experiment with and I was tired of downloading large distributions only to find out that they didn't work with my hardware or they were too complicated for me to understand. DSL was a quick download and the Live-CD feature let me get Linux up and running in no time. After that the forum community support and the MyDSL modules kept me around.
My vote:
1 - Stay with the 2.4 Kernel, with updates to .34, for at least another year, then re-evaluate the user base... eventually “newer” hardware becomes “older” hardware.
2 - Remove applications as needed to make space for more hardware support. Firefox was a real slick thing to have in a 50mb distribution but if I can download it as an add-on and still have Dillo in the base, that's fine.
3 - Don't worry about having to fit on a mini-cd. Heck, I think 64 meg usb sticks are easier to find and cheaper then mini-cd's in some locations. Don't let the size get too large but I don't think many people will leave DSL if it becomes a 60 or 70 meg download.
4 - Don't kill yourself putting out release updates. If you can do two or three releases a year, that would be great. I would hate to see Robert/John get burned out. I know it's a labor of love for them but I don't want them to be under the pressure of a new release every other month, unless that's what they want.
Thanks for the great ride. 
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