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Post by PQBC starting a project »

Save your flaming for the LINUX REVOLUTION post, please :lol:

Anyways, I was planning on designing my own variation of DEBIAN LINUX, but can't decide on all of the programs that it should include. Ideas?
I have so far...
-----FILE LIST-----
Debian Base
Linux core
KDE base packages
amaroK (Music Manager)
RealPlayer (Music Manager)
Firefox - best internet browser available
Thunderbird ? email client
OpenOffice.org (free office suite)
The GIMP (Linux equivalent to Paintshop Pro)
WINE ? Windows Emulator
Basilisk II ? MAC Emulator
GAIM (Instant messenger - works with most major IM clients ex. AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, etc.)
DOSbox - DOS emulator
Nvu - Web Designing
Games- Ace Of Penquins (solitare)
Battle For Wesnoth (http://www.wesnoth.org)
3D chess
SuperTUX (Super Mario clone featuring TUX <see avatar>
Blast (Think of StressRelief)
BomberClone (BomberMan Clone)
Frozen Bubble (Think of Bust A Move!)
-----EOFL-----

Ideas? :P (I would like to keep it legal - not distributing it with QB 2+)
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FREEBASIC!!!

And, make a laptop version with NTSD Wrapper and some other wireless/PCMICIA or whatever it is support, and I will use it :wink:
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Post by Guest »

I think you're going way over your head with a Linux project...
I think you should start with a simple linear ASM task launcher, and then work your way up the totem pole....
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And fluxbox, Gnome... and mabye some others...
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Post by Kyle »

I wouldn't use KDE. Personally I would just use XFCE.
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Post by Patz QuickBASIC Creations »

OK, including Window Maker, GNOME, FluxBox, KDE, Blackbox, and XFCE. More ideas?
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Programs that ran almost decently in linux when installed on My PC:
Glade, helix, FreePascal and its IDE...

Linux needs a workstation that runs very fast and efficiantly on all PCs... some small one that performs better than it looks, like some sort of TOS...
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freebasic + fbide!!!
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FbIDE for linux is not out yet....
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I can get ya a tutorial on how to build your own... and you can boot it from a CD or DVD!! How bout that...??

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QBinux is a Linux distribution with the aim of integrating the work of the vast community of free software developers at Pete's QBASIC Site in order to create a modern, performant, safe and easy to use system for system administrators and desktop users.
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Post by Nodtveidt »

The Mac Guy wrote:FbIDE for linux is not out yet....
Who gives a shit...
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Seb McClouth wrote:I can get ya a tutorial on how to build your own... and you can boot it from a CD or DVD!! How bout that...??

grtz
A live-cd? I could probably do that... Gimme a link to a tutorial and I'll try it. But, it would probably have to be a DVD, since the file size already is well over 700mb.
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The Mac Guy wrote:FbIDE for linux is not out yet...
Who gives a shit...
1. Evidentally, me and Nathan1993 do.
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I'm quoting myself because in my first post I specifically wrote:Save your flaming for the LINUX REVOLUTION post, please
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Including: FreePascal + IDE, C++ developing environment (KDevelop)
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Post by PQBC ... »

OK, new idea. I am going to use SLACKWARE (install) and SLAX (live cd) for my linux system. I might make changes later.

Comments, but no flaming, please. :roll:
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Post by Nodtveidt »

Idea: stop ripping off existing linux distros and write one of your own based on the core linux kernel.
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Post by PQBC trying to ask nicely »

PQBC wrote:I might make changes later.

Comments, but no flaming, please. :roll:
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Post by Guest »

One question: What are you going to name it?
PQBC answering TMG's ?

Post by PQBC answering TMG's ? »

The Mac Guy wrote:One question: What are you going to name it?
PCS Linux. My company's name is (P)atz (C)omputer (S)ervices, which I will attempt to distribute with the computers I make.
PQBC...

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Nekrophidius wrote:Idea: stop ripping off existing linux distros and write one of your own based on the core linux kernel.
I'm only 14, what do you expect :P
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Post by Patz QuickBASIC Creations »

After a huge problem with my transfer drive, I have reattempted to rebuild my LiveCD.

So far I have...
KDE - Fluxbox - XFCE
FreeBASIC 0.15B
DOSBOX
QBASIC 1.1
FireFox 1.5
KDevelop (C++ environments, mostly.)
SuperTUX
Wireless Wrapper and assistant (for nathan :P )
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plus random things to help FreeBASIC work correctly.
Adding more relatively quickly.


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Post by Kyle »

Which kernel do you use?
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