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Re: ftp.freelinux.org

On Wed, 28 May 1997, Michael Neuffer wrote:

> On Wed, 28 May 1997, Boris D. Beletsky wrote:
> 
> > Does anybody have any idea why ftp.freelinux.org CNAME's to
> > primer.i-Connect.Net?
> 
> Because that's the standard setup at i-Connect. This way more people can
> take a look at Debian.
> 
> The FreeLinux WWW page clearly states that there is nothing for public 
> consumption yet.
> 
> If you prefer I could of course set it to ftp.redhat.com in the meantime.
> :-)

no thanks!  :-)

are you planning on basing freelinux on debian, or starting from scratch?

If you're determined to split off from debian, then i think it would be
cool if you used what's in debian now as a starting point and customised
it for your dist's requirements.  After all, one of debian's goals is to
be used as a base for other distributions.

I think that there's room for both debian & freelinux - especially if
there are patches/improvements etc swapped between the two groups.
Diversity is a good thing, as long as there is a reasonable amount of
compatibility (e.g. sysvinit directories etc).

I'm sure that freelinux can benefit from all the work that's already
gone into debian and i'm also sure that debian could benefit from the
work you're about to start on with freelinux.

anyway, good luck with your project.

> FreeLinux is not working in any way against Debian, indeed what we are
> doing could perhaps be called building the foundation for a Debian.NG.
> 
> We are working on implementing those things that can currently not be done
> in the Debian environment, even so slowly more people (as recent
> discussions show) now at least seem to realize the advantages of the usage
> of a source tree and CVS.
> 
> We are taking a aproach that is new for Linux and common for more mature
> Unixes (free and commercial).

yes, the CVS source tree will be useful.   It is, I believe, being worked on
for a future version of dpkg.

craig

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craig sanders
networking consultant                  Available for casual or contract
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