Newbie idea vomit

[willz06jw]

Hi everyone,

I used to use DSL back in the day, like more than a few of you.

I'm looking forward to a DSL 2024 full release and am going to install on an old netbook someone gave me

Here are some ideas I have had so far:
--Remove the gotcha style ads on the webpage.  If I recommend this distro to someone, and they can't figure out which "Download here" button is real or fake, it would make us both look bad.
--Fix the Paypal error, where you donate and then it doesn't go back to the main page
--Publish a roadmap of future release milestones and estimated times of release
--Remove 2024 from the name, its 2026. How about Freaking Damn Small Linux?
--create 4 versions: DVD-size, CD-size, Zipdisk-size (100MB), and Floppy-size (1.44MB)

I expect the antiX version won't be able to cram into a zipdisk more than my wife's foot can fit into a normal woman's sized shoe, but perhaps we could do what is possible (like a tiny core version for the zipdisk-size and ELKS version for the floppy size) --- and make the rest a work in process. 

Also, open the project up to other developers...you and Cursor can't write the whole thing man!

Have a good one and thank you for your damn awesome work over the years,
Will

[grindstone]

So happy to see an actual user post about the distro!  I have no official standing or communications to know roadmap plans.

What I would say is to nab the upstream RC if you wish to demonstrate some of the versions.  Whatever it is we want, it might be more readily implemented if there is tooling to produce it (or someone else to maintain it).  As you can see in that thread, much is going-on up to the minute. 

You might grab the core edition and add things, or strip the full version down to create your spins or tooling, etc.  Got 3 flavors of 'em sitting here right now (core about 400 MB, fulls about 2.2G).

For my position, I've been "riding along" on the beta for a while and am in no hurry at all to leave the 23.X base (==current DSL) which will live for years yet.  There's a lot going on in the new rev, but, for old/limited resource machines like John has targeted DSL at, it's my own preference to stay on DSL/antiX23.X/Debian12/Bookworm for a good while.  We have some time and this thing has been rock-solid for me under heavy usage. 

I'd love it if people were actively hatching their own updates/new approaches, here (or even upstream).  The thing that's dicey with antiX is that the little utilities change, the preferences files change, the config files change...so it's not as simple as addng a package list to "core".  I've learned that the way to not lose those is to start with full and tear it down...but that's a great deal of work.
After spending a lot of time in antiX, I love DSL even more.  I do understand the draw to current/newer and shinier software, though.  Got 2 going in vbox and a test pc with them, myself, but DSL runs on real hardware around the clock in my house.

Glad to hear from an actual human (if in fact you are one)

[willz06jw]

So happy to see an actual user post about the distro!  I have no official standing or communications to know roadmap plans.

What I would say is to nab the upstream RC if you wish to demonstrate some of the versions.  Whatever it is we want, it might be more readily implemented if there is tooling to produce it (or someone else to maintain it).  As you can see in that thread, much is going-on up to the minute. 

You might grab the core edition and add things, or strip the full version down to create your spins or tooling, etc.  Got 3 flavors of 'em sitting here right now (core about 400 MB, fulls about 2.2G).

For my position, I've been "riding along" on the beta for a while and am in no hurry at all to leave the 23.X base (==current DSL) which will live for years yet.  There's a lot going on in the new rev, but, for old/limited resource machines like John has targeted DSL at, it's my own preference to stay on DSL/antiX23.X/Debian12/Bookworm for a good while.  We have some time and this thing has been rock-solid for me under heavy usage. 

I'd love it if people were actively hatching their own updates/new approaches, here (or even upstream).  The thing that's dicey with antiX is that the little utilities change, the preferences files change, the config files change...so it's not as simple as addng a package list to "core".  I've learned that the way to not lose those is to start with full and tear it down...but that's a great deal of work.
After spending a lot of time in antiX, I love DSL even more.  I do understand the draw to current/newer and shinier software, though.  Got 2 going in vbox and a test pc with them, myself, but DSL runs on real hardware around the clock in my house.

Glad to hear from an actual human (if in fact you are one)

Yep actual human here Sounds great. Im looking forward to throwing it on the vintage laptop. 

Im going to throw quest for glory 1 on there and see how well it works on my next vacation (this friday).  Lubuntu was slow as a dog.

Have a great one,
Will