New distro

[Jonathan Hale]

----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Densmore <DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com>
To: KCLUG (E-mail) <kclug at kclug.org>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 11:17 AM
Subject: New distro

> I've tried a number of distros, but am not entirely happy with any.
> I would like to build a new distro, but it would be a major
> undertaking. I want to know if anyone else would be interested in
> putting together a "drop-n-load" style distro that has:
> a nice menu interface,
> multiple level install (desktop, gamer, developer, server, office),
> has capability of custom compiling sources to optimize for a pc,
> uses generic rpms,
> is Redhat compatible,
> is standards compliant.

Funny, I was thinking of doing something like this myself.  I wanted to
build my own stripped down distro (sans all the code bloat) based on Debian
using the Linux From Scratch documentation.  Then, I wanted to develop a
simplified graphical interface to go on top that would combine the best
features of both GNOME and KDE while making reference to the GNOME usability
report and Apple's Human Interface standards which someone on the KULUA list
posted a link to a couple months ago.  I had even planned to do this for two
directed studies at Ottawa University (Operating Systems and Systems
Analysis) but found out today when I was doing my degree plan that probably
wouldn't be a possibility.  Both of these classes are much more structured
than that (i.e. the instructor still picks out the textbooks and what
exactly you will work on).  I even started working on a proof-of-concept
script for altering GNOME once, but haven't had time to work on it at all
since last summer.  Needless to say, this would be a monumental
undertaking...