[Fsf-friends] Something About SLYNUX

[amal manuel]

hello,
   first of all, i dont have time and intention to
write an essay here.
   the non-user-friendliness which you people are
talking about, is more or less an inherent attribute
of posix systems, which ritchie has stipulated as "the
design of unix is simple, but one needs some
intelligence to appreciate its elegance". so the only
way to appreciate _user-friendliness_ of gnu/* ( let
me call it as gnu) is to work with it. and there is no
easy way for it. and for shortcut finders, i havent
heard of any illiterate been taught hindi with its
script made simple. And if you throw away or hide the
ways of pure old hacking, then its a denial of
freedom, freedom to hack !.
cheers,
amal      


--- Ankit Malik <ankitmalik@gmail.com> wrote:

> oh hi
> 
> thanks for the clarifying all the hoopla around ur
> distro. indeed it
> is a good distro when taken in the context that it
> is by a teenager
> that too deprived by a cool net connection.
> 
>  but i wud still advice you not to reinvent the
> wheel.
> 
> desktop linux has bcum way easier than even ur
> distro, so here is a
> job for you which I hope you would take up >>
> Instead of improving the distro you already have,
> get the latest
> version of Knoppix and then edit/morph/remaster
> that.
> 
> And yes beware that it might not be legal to carry
> flash plugins and
> stuff.... have u taken permission ???
> 
> that is it
> 
> best of luck
> 
> P.S. And yeah I am ready to help provided you change
> the distro name
> to Ankit's Linux !!! He He Just kidding. Rename it
> to something
> generic, that is not just related to just your name
> so that more ppl
> will help you. Or BETTER STILL JOIN THE INDLINUX
> TEAM. YOU WILL BE OF
> GR8 VALUE TO THEM !
> 
> BEST OF LUCK
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 04:29:15 -0800 (PST), Sarath
> Lakshman
> <sarathlakshman@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Dear Friends,
> > 
> > I got so many appreciative and some opposive mails
> > about My SLYNUX ( Remaster of knoppix).
> > Among them, I got some mails from FSF people. They
> > claimed that 'There is nothing new in SLYNUX when
> > compared to knoppix' . Partially I also agree with
> the
> > statement….But  everyone should understand the
> reason
> > and themes behind SLYNUX….It's target is not new
> > markets..like MS.
> > 
> > I never claimed   that I have made an OS.
> Actually,
> > the thing behind SLYNUX is:
> > I am very much interested in GNU/Linux. It was  my
> > first experience before 1 year I tried out Redhat
> 7
> > for the first time. I myself installed it…then I
> was a
> > windows user. First of all – My attraction was
> > captured on it's GUI. I felt it was nice. I didn't
> > know any shell comments or other functions in
> > Gnu/Linux that time. My only tool was mouse
> > pointer…like windows I used it. At that time I
> thought
> > that all windows program can b executed in Linux.
> Also
> > thought that Fat32 FS will not work in GNU/Linux.
> > After 2 days I tried to remove Redhat..because I
> > disappointed abt that 'I can't use Linux for my
> use'.
> > There was no mp3 support and no video player in
> it. So
> > I left Linux OS. I removed the installed boot
> loader
> > (GRUB) by over writing it with re-installing
> windows.
> > This experience…resulted me in search of a user
> > friendly Linux. At that time I didn't have an
> internet
> > connection. So there were limitations for
> collecting
> > knowledge about Linux.
> > 
> > One of the FSF friends reviewed about
> > 'www.slcreations.g3z.com' (U will get this link
> from
> > www.slynux.co.nr) that the content in that site is
> > invalid and foolish. Actually that site was
> created by
> > me when I was in 8th Standard…when I was a
> newbie in
> > Computer field. (I was wanted to know how websites
> are
> > created. So using some templates I created the
> website
> > and wrote funny and foolish things in that site.
> Some
> > sentences. like 'SL e- Periodic table came in to
> the
> > market.) I have developed a software called E –
> > Periodic Table…But it was freeware and never
> came to
> > the market..At the time I created this html
> page..I
> > didn't know what is FSF and didn't heard about it.
> > 
> > In my locality (Mahe; Near Tellicherry) No one
> used
> > Linux and any one didn't know something about
> Linux or
> > FS in my knowledge. Some of them heard about
> 'Linux'.
> > That's all.
> > Some of the computer shops had Redhat. And they
> > thought that there is only one Linux – Redhat.
> > Before 11 months I got Knoppix 3.1 from a man
> studying
> > in engg college (In Yanam). I became much
> interested
> > in knoppix and tried out. I gave copies of knoppix
> to
> > my friends. They used it for 5 or 6 days and said
> > –"What Linux? Even we can't use it friendly..No
> one
> > didn't understand the program names."
> > 
> >           I gave awareness to my friends about
> > Linux….They became bored about hearing my
> philosophy.
> > After getting internet connection, I came to know
> more
> > about Linux and Knoppix.
> > I decided to make a user favourable Remaster of
> > Knoppix with a lot of features. I tried to learn
> shell
> > commands….. For creating SLYNUX, I had spent
> most of
> > night ( about to 3.30 A.M) for months for getting
> my
> > effort to a success….In some days of a little
> bit
> > success…I had jumped with glad.
> > 
> > " Advanced users of Linux will not understand the
> > problems faced by common windows users who tried
> out
> > Linux and disappointed….Because they have a wide
> > possibility of getting info abt Linux ( Through
> LUGs,
> > FSF community etc). But common users are left
> > non-techy..and they will not spend the time for
> > experimentation in Linux to learn it. I know it
> from
> > experience" (especially People in Mahe).
> > I am sure that more and more people can switch to
> > Linux easily using SLYNUX. ( I recommend SLYNUX
> only
> > for beginners). Common People can also install
> SLYNUX
> > easily through some clicks…
> > 
> > I have now lots of ideas to make SLYNUX more and
> more
> > user friendly…I have some ideas to develop  a
> distro
> > from scratch independly from knoppix..(using a
> > different compression method)  as someone
> commented
> > that SLYNUX cannot be considered as a distro)…
> > 
> > I have only a 14.4 kbps internet….(phone
> bills..r not
> > affordable now a days)
> > 
> > I have some plans to create an LUG in Mahe. Hope
> that
> > FSF will help me..
> > I  request FSF friends to continue sending
> opinions
> > about 'SYNUX' or give advices to make it better..
> What
> > Changes I have to make in SLYNUX Website?
> > (www.slynux.co.nr)
> >
>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > I'm now studying 10th Standard (SCERT
> syllabus)….After
> > my Exams I could spend more time on Linux.
> > 
> > ---------------MY ULTIMATE AIM IS TO FAMILIARISE
> > GNU/LINUX---------------------------
> > 
> > Regards:-
> > SarathLakshman
> > 
> 
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~amal
"its always darkest, before it goes pitch black"


	
		
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