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Ioky
February 10th, 2010, 08:47 AM
Yes! Linux allows you do whatever you want to do with it. OK! What you do you want to do with it?

Every Distro has a philosophy to determine its goal and its characteristic. That is why Linux come in many favor. However, sometime whatever is on the menu might not be the "ONE" you are looking for. So What do you have in mind?


List out how you would like your ideal or unique Distro should be.

To get this rolling

Few years back, I was having an idea to setup a CLI environment system, which bundle all the great and unique CLI softwares for everyday computing. And I have give it a NAME CLINU "command line Linux without X"

Ideal feature:
-Fast Boot (no reason not to)
-Highly polish Console (like color code, etc)
-Stay as RAW as Possible
-Well Documented every app that come with it
-No X.org dependence included in the disto
-Package come in both binary and script for local compile
-Pacman as the default package manager (I personally think it is the best)
-Including popular programming language lib. (for develop your own app as you need it )

Yes, you can setup a system like this pretty much with any distro out there. but this is no the point here.

NOTE: Your distro that doesn't have be for like everyone. Just think of what kind of philosophy you want a distro to follow. OR any interesting philosophy that will make a distro very unique from the others, and talk a little bit what kind of characteristic it has. (eg. a distro that has nothing but just basic X and every Video Game Emulator exist on Linux)

justsomedude
February 10th, 2010, 08:53 AM
:-x

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy

audiomick
February 10th, 2010, 09:22 AM
:-x

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy


(Philosophy)... is distinguished from other ways of addressing fundamental questions (such as mysticism, myth, or the arts) by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational argument. So what is your point? The OP's use of the word is perfectly correct and appropriate.


@ Ioky: Can't offer much to discuss, sorry. My ideal system is one that recognizes and runs on my hardware, and fulfills my daily computing needs. Ubuntu out of the box does pretty well... ;)

Bachstelze
February 10th, 2010, 10:12 AM
-Stay as RAW as Possible
-No X.org dependence included in the disto



-Including popular programming language lib. (for develop your own app as you need it )

Contradiction much?

Tibuda
February 10th, 2010, 11:06 AM
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/The_Arch_Way


in before flamewar

NightwishFan
February 10th, 2010, 11:17 AM
I would make a distribution that tries to offer polish. For example, there would be no glitches like missing icons and no half finished features. If something does not work, I would not include it until it is fixed.