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Re: Multi-platform programming 11 Years Ago by mike_2000_17 … cache (i.e., flushing the cache). Linux distributions like Fedora and Ubuntu use a desktop environment called…rather wide spectrum of "stability" with Linux distributions, especially for desktop use. Down-stream (i.e… and Novell SUSE Enterprise Server. These down-stream distributions are usually the product of many years of development… Re: Multi-platform programming 11 Years Ago by trantran …!) without any success (including trying different distribution, different version of distributions, reading all the insanity of suppose "fixes" on… 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by khess … is a free and easy to use operating system with multi-language support. [B]8. [URL="http://www.ututo.org… of people of different Hispanic countries. There are a few distributions that come close to free but still contain non-free… meantime, if you can check out these nine very capable distributions and report back to me on how you like them… Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by dwhite Ok, so Debian offers access to the non-free and contrib archives on install, which may disqualify it from this list, but few distributions have truely been as anal about ensuring software freedom (see vrms - Virtual Richard M. Stallman). Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by theemerchant I never heard of these distro before, and I use to think these were not available, but I guess I was wrong. I might try them out one day. Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by dandart A concise and comprehensive list! Finally I know what half of them area bout on one page, without fiddling about with links on gnu.org! Hmm, interesting, I wonder if there are any systems that are purely BSD? (normally BSDs don't count because they include (L)GPL'd stuff, like GNOME) Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by cwrinn I think I read somewhere that Stallman uses gNewSense. I dunno if that's an attractant or a deterrent from one's choosing it, tho. ;) Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by scpayne Mandriva also make a completely Free, as in no proprietary software, version: Mandriva Free. It is 100% free software and 100% free to download. Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by dandart There must be something non-free about it.. perhaps binary blobs? Otherwise they would have included it. Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by jbennet I dislike gNewSense, its 'too' free. And i think gNewSense only includes GPLed code whereas others (e.g mandriva free, debian) include BSD-licenced code. Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by tonyt3 I can understand the appeal of completely free. On the other hand, if there is a serious desire to have the gnu/linux system become more widespread, there's a need to make the thing as user-friendly as possible, and Ubuntu's roaring success speaks to that quite clearly. All users of gnu/linux will benefit from wider adoption of such a great … Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by sureronald [QUOTE]I dislike gNewSense, its 'too' free. And i think gNewSense only includes GPLed code whereas others (e.g mandriva free, debian) include BSD-licenced code.[/QUOTE] @jbennet You may not like gNewSense but it is one of the distros which currently concur with the goals and targets of the GNU project ( a completely free operating system ) when it … Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by cwrinn [QUOTE]it is one of the distros which currently concur with the goals and targets of the GNU project[/QUOTE] But for how long? Debian used to be the official GNU distro because it held to the same goals. Then they were dropped like yesterday's girlfriend because they allowed users to enable the 'non-free' repository. So, is it "freedom" … Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by debianedu Trisquel GNU/Linux Based on Ubuntu。 good. Re: 9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All 14 Years Ago by khess @debianedu This is a quote pulled from the Trisquel site: "Trisquel 3.0 STS "Dwyn", free software only Trisquel GNU/Linux is a version of the Ubuntu operating system which main goal is to develop a fully free system that is easy to use, complete and with a good language support. It looks like they did it already, as they are … 10 Reasons To Choose Linux in a Bad Economy 15 Years Ago by khess … boon to you and your budget. [B]6. Multiple Distributions[/B] - I've heard this one used as a…campaign by Microsoft claiming that there are too many Linux distributions. Balderdash! Having a system that meets any need …] - Linux is based on Unix and shares its multi-tasking, multi-user, and stable kernel and filesystem structures. For mission… 5 Reasons Why Linux is Recession Proof 15 Years Ago by khess … system. [B]2. Free[/B] - Several companies create their own distributions and market them commercially but the underlying system is still… will always be, free. [B]3. Multi-Platform[/B] - Linux is now the only multi-platform operating system. It runs on mobile… GALAXY - Sun Launches Newest Servers 18 Years Ago by ! ! … a new family of enterprise-class x64 (x86, 64-bit) multi-core available servers which set new standards for performance, reliability…(1). The industry-standard x64 servers can also run standard distributions of the Linux and Windows operating systems. [b][/QUOTE][/b… The Operating System project.... 17 Years Ago by Mushy-pea … months ago I started experimenting with Live CD and installable distributions of Linux on my PC, having stuck with Windows before… then. I learnt a bit about hard disk partitions and multi boot systems, as well as finding out how many open… Dellbuntu remains a Linux fantasy 17 Years Ago by happygeek … suggestion has been for Pre-Installed Linux/Ubuntu/Fedora/OpenSUSE/Multi-Boot with an astonishing 83539 votes. That is 30,000… week, the IdeaStorm community suggested more than half a dozen distributions. We don't want to pick one distribution and alienate… Re: Linux has come a long way 19 Years Ago by HawkeVIPER … it when I have a little free time. Speaking of multi-screen setups; until last week, I didn't realise that… Re: 5 Reasons Why Linux is Recession Proof 15 Years Ago by jbennet [quote] Linux is now the only multi-platform operating system[/quote] wtf? NetBSD supports far more and windows NT has in the past run on many many platforms (alpha, itanium, powerpc whatever) Re: The Operating System project.... 17 Years Ago by DMR … where I learned about Linux and all the fun of multi-boot systems. It was also where I worked before Dani… Re: i don't know how to install linux 20 Years Ago by alc6379 … mentioned earlier, has good instructions as well. Both of these distributions have nice, point-n-click installers which essentially will hold… Re: Ubuntu 9.04: The Sizzle that Fizzled 15 Years Ago by humans-enabed … interface(not completely different but slicker), new notification system, better multi-monitor support, bug-fixes all around, open-office upgrade(yes… Re: It's On! Ubuntu and Microsoft Going to the Mat 14 Years Ago by khess … have a family, a job and not much patience for multi-day, and often fruitless, troubleshooting ventures. Re: Three Linux Distros - Partitioning Question 12 Years Ago by flagstar … partition and you can create more partition afterwards. For bootloading (multi-boot), you might have to find another way to make… Re: Software Development 12 Years Ago by mike_2000_17 … and fairly feature-rich (thermo-mech, dynamic, multi-physics, etc.). This tool is called Code-Aster…sources (from different type of static load distributions to multi-physics loads like thermal loads or fluid-…different variables to solve for (stress / strain, temperature distributions, etc.), and use different analysis methods (linear-static,… Re: C++ Vs Java 11 Years Ago by mike_2000_17 …servers (server-client applications). Programming paradigm: **C++**: Multi-paradigm language, the main "imperative" …the standard library was extended considerably, now includes multi-threading, more sophisticated timing functions, some advanced…devices are harder or require special Java distributions with only the essential parts of the … Re: C++ in Robotics 13 Years Ago by DestinyChanger … PC? How much bandwidth would be needed for different load-distributions? What are the sensory ambitions of the robot? (i.e… much sensor-data throughput do you need? Will you need multi-tasking to interleave sensor/communication latency? Etc. etc. In most…