[NTLUG:Discuss] DistroWatch 10 Most Popular Linux Distros

[david]

Robert Pearson wrote:
>>
>> Seem a few developers at PCLinuxOS have jumped ship and may be going to
>>  start their own Spin Off Distro .
>>
>>     
>
> There appears to have been a difference of opinion about the future of
> MiniMe versus PCLOS (PCLinuxOS). No details. No explanation except
> here:
> <http://www.tinymelinux.com/doku.php/news:tinyme-split>
> <http://www.tinymelinux.com/doku.php>
>
> MiniMe seemed, to me based on mailing list and blog posts, a very
> powerful "tiny" distro where a really technically sharp person could
> add their own features/functions smoothly, seamlessly and
> transparently. Knoppix came loaded with features/functions but now it
> is approaching bloat trying to please everyone. Still works for me...
> I liked it much better than DSL even though DSL is more advanced as a
> deliverable distro.
> People who use MiniMe seem to want it to move more in a technical
> direction. IMHO, PCLOS is headed more toward the Windows "killer"
> market. Time will tell...
>
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MiniMe is not TinyMe. TinyMe is a remaster aimed at older 
hardware/faster performance.
MiniMe is/was PCLOS 2007 stripped, designed for those who want to add 
the software
they want with no bloat. The TinyMe developers have split from PCLOS and 
now use
Unity Linux as the base. As of now there is no intention of a 2009 
MiniMe, but that
could change. I have been playing with NimbleX as a base for a distro 
project.
http://nimblex.net/

Another I found, but have not had time to research is ROCK Linux.
"ROCK Linux is a flexible *Distribution Build Kit*. It can be used for 
building your own Linux distributions."
http://www.rocklinux.org/wiki/Main_Page